Date:May 3, 1978

May 3, 1978

May 5, 1978 birthday facts

Learn must-know facts about Wednesday, May 3, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 351,550,080 breaths and experienced over 2,008,857,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 426,882,240 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 47 years, 8 months, and 26 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent 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: 5,813 days of your life or 15.93 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Grease


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Night Fever" by The Bee Gees (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 3 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 6 ?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 3rd

1924
Jane Morgan [Florence Currier], American singer ("The Day The Rains Came"; "Fascination"), stage and television actress

1984
Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model

1975
Christina Hendricks, American actress (Mad Men)

1935
Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality who popularized the phrase "But wait, there's more!"

1965
Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality (Project Runway)

1933
Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood; Fire; Street Asylum)

1917
George Gaynes, Dutch-Finnish-American singer, stage and screen actor (Tootsie; Police Academy; General Hospital)

2001
Rachel Zegler, American actress, singer and YouTuber (West Side Story)


📜 Historical events on this date

1791
The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

1926
British General Strike: Trade Union Congress calls for a general strike 1 minute to midnight to support striking coal miners.

1937
Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind".

1945
World War II: German ship "Cap Arcona" laden with prisoners sunk by Royal Air Force in East Sea, 5,800 killed - one of largest maritime losses of life.

1947
Japan's post-war constitution goes into effect, granting universal suffrage, stripping Emperor Hirohito of all but symbolic power and outlawing Japan's right to make war.


🎄 Holidays on May 3

National Garden Meditation Day
National Garden Meditation Day, celebrated on May 3rd, is a day to chill out in a garden, meditate in peace, and reconnect with nature to give our minds and bodies a refreshing break.

National Specially-Able Pets Day
National Specially-Abled Pets Day, celebrated on May 3, is a day to adopt, love, and learn about pets with disabilities, highlighting the joy and challenges they bring into our lives.

National Raspberry Pop Over Day
National Raspberry Pop Over Day, celebrated on May 3rd, is a fun holiday for enjoying a sweet, raspberry-filled pastry that "pops" over the edge of the pan as it bakes.


🏆 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 3, 1978 can be written as V-III-MCMLXXVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 3, 1978
Day Index: 123rd day of 1978
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 1st Wednesday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 48 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 25,111,651 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 5,813 days
Months spent sleeping: 191 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.93 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 591 🌘
Life path number: 6
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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