Date:May 9, 1978

May 9, 1978 Birthday Answers

May 5, 1978 birthday facts

Here are some cool birthday facts about 9th of May 1978 that no one tells you about, such as your life path number, birthstone, ruling planet, zodiac sign, birth flower, and much more. Swipe up to find out what it all means.

Overview

May 9, 1978, was the 2nd Tuesday of 1978. If you were born on this date, your birthday numbers 5, 9, and 1978 reveal that your life path number is 3. Your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉ with a ruling planet Venus ♀. Your birthstone is Emerald, and your birth flower is Lily of the valley. You were born in the 1970s, in the middle of Generation X. The generation you are born into impacts your life.

→ You are 24,165,583 minutes old
→ You have been alive for

You were born in the Year of the Horse 🐎. On your birthday, the moon was in Waxing 🌒 phase, and there were precisely 569 full moons after you were born to this day. Your billionth second was on January 15, 2010.

You have been alive for:

You’ve taken nearly 338,304,960 breaths and experienced over 1,933,171,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 410,798,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

📅 You were born on a Tuesday

On May 9, 1978, the 2nd Tuesday of the year, we marked the 129th day and 5th month of the Georgian calendar. The 1978 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

Your 46th birthday will be on a Wednesday, and the birthday after that will be on a Friday. There are left before your next birthday. The timer below is a countdown clock to your next birthday. It’s always accurate and automatically updated.

Your next birthday is in:

😴 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: 5,594 days of your life or 15.33 years.

🎶 Song on your birthday

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman (Billboard Hot 100 – May 9, 1978).

⭐ Which celebrity shares my birthday?

You’re in good company on May 9th! It’s also the birthday of some famous people. We’ve ordered this list chronologically.

1935
Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood)

1962
John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure - "Chris Stevens"; Sex and the City - "Aidan"; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer

1973
Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress

1930
Joan Sims, British actress ("Carry on" films, As Time Goes By)

1988
Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer

1939
Pierre Desproges, French humorist

1963
Sanja Doležal, Croatian pop singer (Novi fosili), and television personality

1977
Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress

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🎄 Holidays on May 9

On your special day, you’re not just blowing out birthday candles! Check out these holidays that share the spotlight with your birthday bash:

National Lost Sock Memorial Day
National Lost Sock Memorial Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and honor all the single socks we've lost, leaving their matches all alone.

National Butterscotch Brownie Day
National Butterscotch Brownie Day, celebrated on May 9, is a day to enjoy and share the delicious, chewy, and chunky treats made from sugary butterscotch and baked into brownies.

National Sleepover Day
National Sleepover Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday where friends gather for a night of staying up late, sharing stories, and creating memories together, just like the sleepovers that have brought people closer for years.

Alphabet Magnet Day
Alphabet Magnet Day, celebrated on May 9, is a fun day to remember and play with those colorful letter magnets we use to create words on the fridge, thanks to The Type Set Co.® which keeps the tradition exciting with their unique designs.

Hurray for Buttons Day
Hurray for Buttons Day, celebrated on May 9th, is a fun holiday that honors the history and importance of buttons, those small fasteners on our clothes and decorative badges we love to collect.

→ View the full list of holidays on May 9th.

📜 What happened on May 9th?

Below are some of the important historical events that happened on May 9.

1386
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England (oldest diplomatic alliance in the world still in force).

1865
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War.

1901
The first Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session will not be until 21 May.

1941
British intelligence at Bletchley Park breaks German spy codes after capturing Enigma machines aboard the weather ship Muenchen.

1945
World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.

1960
US becomes the first country to legalize the birth control pill.

2018
Historic win in Malaysian general election by opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan led by former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, defeating Prime Minister Najib Razak and ending 61 years of rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition.

🏆 Sports in 1978

🏀 NBA
Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics (4 - 3) to win the 1978 NBA Finals.

🏒 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.

🔢 Your life path number is 3

?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. Life path number 3 represents vision, imagination and joy of living. You possess a great talent for creativity and self expression.

♉ May 9 zodiac sign is Taurus

People who are born on May 9 in 1978 have an astrological sign of Taurus ♉. Taurus's life pursuits are emotional and financial security, as well as a secret desire for a secure, happy, and wealthy life/marriage. People of this zodiac sign like gardening, cooking, music, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity.

The strengths of this sign are reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, and stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive, and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

The ruling planet of Taurus is Venus ♀. Venus is a planet of love, charm, and possessions. People who are born with Venus as the ruling planet have beauty, charm, and sensuality.

🪨 The birthstone for May 9, 1978 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 birthstone for May 9, 1978 is The name is derived from the Greek word "smaragdos," which means green. The gem can range from light to deep, rich green. The emerald belongs to the beryl family of minerals, and has been treasured since ancient times as a symbol of rebirth.

🌷 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. Lily of the valley has the flower meaning of humility, chastity, sweetness, purity and is said to bring luck in love. It also means "the return of happiness" which is the reason why it is often used as decorations in weddings. Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley usually bloom in the month of May.

⌛ Generation X

1978 is part of Generation X. Also known as "Gen X", are caught between boomers and younger Millennials. Generation Xers were children during a time of shifting societal values and as children were sometimes called the "latchkey generation". In the 1990s they were sometimes characterized as slackers, cynical and disaffected.

🐎 The Year of the Horse

People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.

The next year (2025) is the Year of the Serpent.

Check this out — May 9, 1978, gets a cool ancient makeover as: V-IX-MCMLXXVIII. It’s the American/Western date style articulated through elegance of Roman numerals!


🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 1978

Day Index: 129th day of 1978
Day of week: Tuesday
Week Index: 2nd Tuesday of 1978
Next same calendar year: 2034
Days until next birthday:
Age on next birthday: 46 years old
Days since birth:
Days spent sleeping: 5,594 days
Months spent sleeping: 184 months
Years spent sleeping: 15.33 years
Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
Full moons since birth: 569 🌒
First one billion second: was on January 15, 2010
Life path number: 3
Zodiac sign: Taurus ♉
Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
Birth flower: Lily of the valley
Birthstone: Emerald
World population 1978: 4,304,377,112 Source: un.org
Spirit Animal: Beaver
Power Color: Green


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