Date:May 18, 1978

May 18, 1978

May 5, 1978 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Thursday, May 18, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 341,732,160 breaths and experienced over 1,952,755,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 414,960,480 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 46 years, 4 months, and 27 days


📅 You were born on a Thursday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous 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: 5,650 days of your life or 15.48 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Grease


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 18 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 3 ?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 18th

1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (Bonanza - "Adam"; Trapper John, M.D.)

1951
Denny Dillon, American comedian (SNL, Dream On)

1947
Candice Azzara, American actress (Fatso)

1934
Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive

1988
Ryan Cooley, Canadian television actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

1923
Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek, The Magic Sword, Monroes)

1903
George E Stone, Polish actor (Viva Villa; Last Mile; 5 Star Final; Front Page)

1926
Dirch Passer, prolific Danish actor (Going for Broke; Mig og mafiaen)


📜 Historical events on this date

1291
Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil and his forces take the last Christian stronghold of Acre.

1291
After 100 years of crusader control, Acre is the last crusader stronghold reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil.

1804
Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.

1896
Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II, results in the deaths of 1,389 people.

1974
India becomes the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb.

2009
Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.


🎄 Holidays on May 18

National No Dirty Dishes Day
National No Dirty Dishes Day, celebrated on May 18, is a fun holiday encouraging everyone to avoid leaving any dishes dirty for a day, making it a break for people and sinks alike from the chore of dishwashing.

I Love Reese's Day
"I Love Reese's Day," celebrated every May 18, is a holiday created by the Hershey Company to honor the beloved Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, a top-selling candy since 1928, following an online petition supported by 40,000 fans.

National Cheese Soufflé Day
National Cheese Soufflé Day, celebrated on May 18, is all about enjoying and making the fluffy French dish, cheese soufflé, with friends and family, honoring a tradition that dates back to a famous cookbook from the 1700s.


🏆 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 18, 1978 can be written as V-XVIII-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 18, 1978
Day Index: 138th day of 1978
Day of week: Thursday
Week Index: 3rd Thursday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 47 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 24,410,645 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,650 days
Months spent sleeping: 185 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.48 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 575 🌔
Life path number: 3
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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