3 May 1978: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, May 3, 1978 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

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You’ve taken nearly 350,461,440 breaths and experienced over 2,002,636,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 425,560,320 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 47 years, 7 months, and 3 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: 5,795 days of your life or 15.88 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

1965

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

1949

Ken Hom, Chinese-American chef, author and BBC TV presenter (OBE for "services to culinary arts" 2009)

1954

Patti Boulaye [Komlosy] (née Ebigwei), Nigerian-British pop singer and stage and screen actress (Bisi, Daughter of the River)

1946

Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN)

1932

Robert Osborne, American film historian and television host (Turner Classic Movies)

1921

Joe Ames, American singer and actor (The Ames Brothers Show)

1935

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

1984

Nam Sang-mi, South Korean actress and model

📜 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 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 Anxiety Disorders Screening Day

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day, happening on May 3 this year, is a day when people are encouraged to get checked to see if they have an anxiety disorder, so they can understand their feelings better and get help if they need it.

National Textiles Day

National Textiles Day, celebrated on May 3, is a day to appreciate all the fabrics we use every day, from our clothes to our home decorations, highlighting how different life would be without them and giving a shoutout to those who make them sustainably.

🏆 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: 25,034,291 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 5,795 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 190 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 15.88 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 589 🌘
→ 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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