Date:May 8, 1996

May 8, 1996

May 5, 1996 birthday facts

Learn cool facts about Wednesday, May 8, 1996 that no one tells you about. ⬇️


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You’ve taken nearly 206,095,680 breaths and experienced over 1,177,689,600 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 250,259,040 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 27 years, 11 months, and 27 days


📅 You were born on a Wednesday


🌖 The moon was in Waning Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Millennials Generation


🐀 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: 3,408 days of your life or 9.34 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Independence Day


🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey (source: Billboard Hot 100)


♉ May 8 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 11 ?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 8th

1974
Jon Tickle, English TV presenter (Brainiac)

1935
Salome Jens, American actress (From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and dancer

1957
Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC)

1985
Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress (Kids War)

1980
Benny Yau, Canadian TV presenter (What's On)

1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen)

1941
Jim Mitchum, American actor (Blackout; Invincible 6)

1961
Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler


📜 Historical events on this date

1660
English parliament declares Charles Stuart to be King Charles II of England.

1835
1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy Tales" published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1895
China cedes Taiwan to Japan under Treaty of Shimonoseki.

1902
Mount Pelee on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping out the city of Saint-Pierre, killing 30,000 and leaving only two survivors.

1945
V-E Day: WWII ends in Europe after Germany signs an unconditional surrender.

1980
World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.

2007
A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed with Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) as First Minister and Martin McGuinness (Sinn Fein) as Deputy First Minister.


🎄 Holidays on May 8

National Coconut Cream Pie Day
National Coconut Cream Pie Day, celebrated on May 8, is a holiday that honors the deliciousness of coconut cream pie, a creamy and custardy dessert perfect for the start of warmer weather, encouraging everyone to enjoy a slice of this heavenly treat.

National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
National Give Someone a Cupcake Day, celebrated on May 8th, is a fun holiday where you make or buy cupcakes to share with friends, teachers, family, or anyone else you know, just to make their day a little sweeter.

National Have a Coke Day
National Have a Coke Day, celebrated on May 8, is a day inspired by a famous 1971 Coke commercial that combines the themes of peace, harmony, and the enjoyment of Coca-Cola, reflecting the spirit of the "flower power" era.


🏆 Sports in 1996

🏒 NHL
Colorado Avalanche defeated Florida Panthers (4 - 0) to win the 1996 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers (27 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996 in Tempe, AZ.

⚾ MLB
New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves (4 - 2) to win the 1996 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 1996 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)) to win the men's singles title. Steffi Graf beat Monica Seles (7-5, 6-4) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 8, 1996 can be written as V-VIII-MCMXCVI. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 8, 1996
Day Index: 129th day of 1996
Day of week: Wednesday
Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 1996
Next same calendar year: 2024
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 28 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 14,722,163 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 3,408 days
Months spent sleeping: 112 months
Years spent sleeping: 9.34 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 347 🌖
Life path number: 11
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 1996: 5,831,565,020 Source: un.org

The 1996 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2024. So, mark your calendars!

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