Date:May 8, 2017

May 8, 2017 Birthday Answers

May 5, 2017 birthday facts

Learn fun facts about Monday, May 8, 2017 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more below ⬇️


⏳ You have been alive for: 6 years, 11 months, and 20 days

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 51,347,520 breaths and experienced over 293,414,400 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 62,350,560 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Monday


🌔 The moon was in Waxing Gibbous phase on this day


⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha


🐓 Born in → The Year of the Rooster


😴 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: 849 days of your life or 2.33 years.


🍿 #1 movie was: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi


🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "That's What I Like" by Bruno Mars (source: Billboard Hot 100).


The number 1 DJ in the world was Martin Garrix followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Armin van Buuren 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 5 ?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

1948
Maurizio Nichetti, Italian screenwriter, director and actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano)

1919
Lex Barker, American actor (Tarzan of the Apes; Treasure of the Silver Lake)

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

1982
Anthony Roth Costanzo, American operatic countertenor (Akhnaten), actor, and educator

1971
Chris Wolf, American actor and musician (Guys Next Door - "I've Been Waiting for You")

1983
Matt Willis, British pop singer, bassist (Busted), and television personality

1927
Murray Lerner, American documentary and experimental film director and producer (Secrets of the Reef), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1987
Aneurin Barnard, Welsh actor (The White Queen)

At the age of 61, Bill Gates was the richest person in the world in 2017 with $86 billion fortune, followed by Warren Buffett with $75.6 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 Women's Checkup Day
National Women's Checkup Day is a day dedicated to reminding women to take care of their health by going for regular medical checkups, celebrated the Monday after Mother's Day each May.

National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day
"National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day, observed every May 8th, encourages people to report fraudulent government contractors, with the potential to earn a reward, aiming to protect $400 billion of public funds from being wasted on scams."

Truman Day
Truman Day is a holiday in Missouri celebrating Harry S. Truman, the only President from the state, and his significant contributions both as a senator and as President of the United States, including his tough decisions during World War II.

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 2017

🏒 NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Nashville Predators (4 - 2) to win the 2017 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL
New England Patriots beat Atlanta Falcons (34 - 28) to win Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017 in Houston, TX.

⚾ MLB
Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers (4 - 3) to win the 2017 World Series.

🎾 Tennis
In the 2017 US Open Championships, Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson (6-3, 6-3, 6-4) to win the men's singles title. Sloane Stephens beat Madison Keys (6-3, 6-0) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

May 8, 2017 can be written as V-VIII-MMXVII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.


🔦 Facts Summary for May 8, 2017

Day Index: 128th day of 2017
Day of week: Monday
Week Index: 2nd Monday of 2017
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 7 years old
Days since birth:
You are: 3,668,604 minutes old
Days spent sleeping: 849 days
Months spent sleeping: 28 months
Years spent sleeping: 2.33 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 86 🌔
Life path number: 5
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 2017: 7,550,262,101 Source: un.org

The 2017 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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