Learn fun facts about Friday, May 9, 2008 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: 15 years, 11 months, and 17 days
Your next birthday is in:
You’ve taken nearly 117,552,960 breaths and experienced over 671,731,200 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 142,742,880 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?
📅 You were born on a Friday
🌒 The moon was in Waxing phase on this day
⌛ Born into → Generation Z
🐀 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: 1,944 days of your life or 5.33 years.
🍿 #1 movie was: The Dark Knight
🎶 #1 song on your birthday ?The number one song in the US on this day was: "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis (source: Billboard Hot 100).
The number 1 DJ in the world was Armin van Buuren followed by Tiësto and Paul van Dyk according to DJ Mag.
♉ May 9 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 9th
1923
Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer, and "honorary mayor" of Hollywood
1919
Arthur English, British comedian and actor (Malachi's Cove, Are You Being Served?)
1972
Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
1929
Kay Dotrice [Katherine Newman], British actress (Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers)
1940
James L Brooks, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning television and film writer, director, and producer
1950
Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host (Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers)
1924
Jean J A Girault, French director and screenwriter (l'Amour)
1939
Pierre Desproges, French humorist
At the age of 77, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world in 2008 with $62 billion fortune, followed by Carlos Slim with $60 billion, according to Forbes.
📜 Historical events on this date
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.
🎄 Holidays on May 9
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.
Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day
"Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day, celebrated on May 9, is a quirky holiday inviting you to bravely ignore the 'do not remove' labels on mattresses and pillows for fun, even though it's actually legal for owners to remove these tags, not just for the manufacturers."
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.
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.
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.
🏆 Sports in 2008
🏒 NHL
Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh Penguins (4 - 2) to win the 2008 Stanley Cup.
🏈 NFL
New York Giants beat New England Patriots (17 - 14) to win Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, AZ.
⚾ MLB
Philadelphia Phillies beat Tampa Bay Rays (4 - 1) to win the 2008 World Series.
🎾 Tennis
In the 2008 US Open Championships, Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray (6-2, 7-5, 6-2) to win the men's singles title. Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (6-4, 7-5) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.
May 9, 2008 can be written as V-IX-MMVIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.
🔦 Facts Summary for May 9, 2008
→ Day Index: 130th day of 2008
→ Day of week: Friday
→ Week Index: 2nd Friday of 2008
→ Next same calendar year: 2036
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 16 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 8,398,036 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 1,944 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 64 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 5.33 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 198 🌒
→ 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 2008: 6,789,771,253 Source: un.org
The 2008 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2036. So, mark your calendars!
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