10 May 1978: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn interesting facts about Wednesday, May 10, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 346,893,120 breaths and experienced over 1,982,246,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 421,227,360 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 47 years, 1 month, and 9 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation X

🐎 Born in → The Year of the Horse

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 5,736 days of your life or 15.71 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Grease

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (source: Billboard Hot 100)

♉ May 10 zodiac sign is Taurus ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 4 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Emerald ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for May is Lily of the valley ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Beaver

⭐ Celebrities born on May 10th

1940

Taurean Blacque [Herbert Middleton Jr], American stage and screen actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. Neal Washington"), and adoption advocate

1912

Harold Myers, British film journalist (Variety)

1965

Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel (Elite)

1953

Alex Foster, American jazz and session saxophonist (SNL Band; Mingus Big Band)

1915

Bert van Dongen [Albert Cohen], Dutch singer, impressionist and actor (Het meisje met den blauwen hoed)

1968

Al Murray, British comedian

1882

Thurston Hall, American actor (Roaming Lady, In Society)

1918

Dr. T Berry Brazelton, American child development paediatrician, author, TV host (What Every Baby Knows), who developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

📜 Historical events on this date

1775

Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time.

1801

First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war).

1857

Indian Mutiny against rule by the British East India Company begins with the revolt of the Sepoy soldiers in Meerut.

1940

Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.

1960

US atomic submarine USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1994

Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president.

🎄 Holidays on May 10

National Receptionists Day

National Receptionists Day, celebrated on the second Wednesday of May, is a day to appreciate and thank the hardworking receptionists who keep our offices running smoothly.

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day

Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day is a special day to thank the experts who work hard to keep workers safe, especially in dangerous jobs, by preventing accidents and ensuring everyone's health at work.

Trust Your Intuition Day

"Trust Your Intuition Day, on May 10, is all about listening to your gut feeling to make decisions, take risks, and learn more about yourself, celebrating the real power our instincts have in guiding us."

🏆 Sports in 1978

🏒 NHL

Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins (4 - 2) to win the 1978 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos (27 - 10) to win Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

New York Yankees beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 2) to win the 1978 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 1978 US Open Championships, Jimmy Connors defeated Bjorn Borg (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Pam Shriver (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 10, 1978 can be written as V-X-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 10, 1978
→ Day Index: 130th day of 1978
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1978
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 48 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 24,779,338 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,736 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 188 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.71 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 583 🌒
→ Life path number: 4
→ Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Lily of the valley
→ Birthstone: Emerald
→ Spirit Animal: Beaver
→ Power Color: Green
→ President of United States:
→ World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org

The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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