May 21, 2008 | BirthdayAnswers

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, May 21, 2008 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 117,512,640 breaths and experienced over 671,500,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 142,693,920 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 15 years, 11 months, and 16 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌕 The moon was in Full phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐀 Born in → The Year of the Rat

😴 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: 1,943 days of your life or 5.32 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Take a Bow" by Rihanna (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Paul van Dyk according to DJ Mag.

♉ May 21 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 9 ?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 21st

1948

Carol Potter, American actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI)

1991

Sarah Ramos, American actress (Parenthood)

1960

Mohanlal, Indian actor

1982

Tay Zonday [Adam Bahner], American singer-songwriter ("Chocolate Rain"), and YouTube personality

1951

Al Franken, US politician (Senate-D-Minnesota 2009-18) comedian, writer, actor (SNL, 1975-80; 1985-90)

1966

Manon Kelley, Canadian actress (Red Lips 2)

1986

Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress (High Fidelity, The Holdovers)

1992

Olivia Olson, American singer and actress (Love Actually - "Joanna")

At the age of 77, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world in 2008 with $62 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $60 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1792

Mount Unzen on Japan's Shimabara Peninsula, erupts creating a tsunami, killing about 15,000; Japan's deadliest volcanic eruption.

1832

1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore).

1871

-July 28] French regular troops attack Commune of Paris; 17,000 die.

1927

Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic.

1932

After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman.

🎄 Holidays on May 21

National Memo Day

National Memo Day, celebrated on May 21, is a day dedicated to recognizing the importance of memos, written or typed messages that share critical information, historically used in royal courts and wartime, but now mainly in the business world.

End of the World

"End of the World Day" is a tongue-in-cheek holiday remembering May 21, 2011, when Harold Camping wrongly predicted the apocalypse and the rapture, claiming it was a certain event according to his interpretation of the Bible.

National Waiters and Waitresses Day

National Waiters and Waitresses Day, celebrated on May 21, is a day to appreciate the hard work of servers in restaurants, recognizing their role in making dining out enjoyable and encouraging people to tip them well for their service.

🏆 Sports in 2008

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh Penguins (4 - 2) to win the 2008 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New York Giants beat New England Patriots (17 - 14) to win Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, AZ.

⚾ MLB

Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 1) to win the 2008 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2008 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 21, 2008 can be written as V-XXI-MMVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 21, 2008
→ Day Index: 142nd day of 2008
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 3rd Wednesday of 2008
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,393,840 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,943 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 64 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.32 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 198 🌕
→ Life path number: 9
→ 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 2008: 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org

The 2008 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!

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