8 May 2002: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn fun facts about Wednesday, May 8, 2002 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 164,646,720 breaths and experienced over 940,838,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 199,928,160 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 22 years, 4 months, and 8 days

📅 You were born on a Wednesday

🌘 The moon was in Waning Crescent phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Z

🐎 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: 2,722 days of your life or 7.46 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: Spider-Man

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Foolish" by Ashanti (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was Tiësto followed by Sasha and John Digweed according to DJ Mag.

♉ 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 8 ?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

1935

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

1974

Jon Tickle, English TV presenter (Brainiac)

1981

Stephen Amell, Canadian actor (Arrow)

1963

Terry Christian, British writer, radio and television presenter

1925

Bettina Graziani [Simone Bodin] French model, one of the first supermodels

1980

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

1913

Sid James [Solomon Joel Cohen], South African-born British character and comedy actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On)

1961

Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler

At the age of 46, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2002 with $52.8 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $35 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 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 Women's Check-up Day

National Women's Check-up Day, observed on the second Monday in May, encourages women to get regular medical check-ups to catch any health issues early and maintain a healthier life.

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 2002

🏒 NHL

Detroit Red Wings defeated Carolina Hurricanes (4 - 1) to win the 2002 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams (20 - 17) to win Super Bowl XXXVI on February 3, 2002 in New Orleans, LA.

⚾ MLB

Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants (4 - 3) to win the 2002 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2002 US Open Championships, Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Venus Williams (6-4, 6-3) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 8, 2002 can be written as V-VIII-MMII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for May 8, 2002
→ Day Index: 128th day of 2002
→ Day of week: Wednesday
→ Week Index: 2nd Wednesday of 2002
→ Next same calendar year: 2030
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 23 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 11,761,188 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 2,722 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 89 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 7.46 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 277 🌘
→ Life path number: 8
→ 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 2002: 6,302,149,639 Source: un.org

The 2002 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2030. So, mark your calendars!

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