The 128th day of the year, the 129th in a leap year
Born on 8 May
Every 8 May birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Taurus, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- TaurusEarth, fixed, ruled by Venus.
- Birthstone
- EmeraldThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, HawthornUsually taken today to mean returning happiness and hope.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 8 May in any year.
Which weekday 8 May falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 8 May falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
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How common a birthday 8 May is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,829 babies were born on 8 May in each year of the twenty, making it the 132nd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 8 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Harry S. Truman | 1884–1972 | President of the United States from 1945 to 1953 |
| Friedrich Hayek | 1899–1992 | Austrian and British economist |
| Henry Dunant | 1828–1910 | Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross |
| Edward Gibbon | 1737–1794 | English historian and politician |
| Enrique Iglesias | 1975– | Spanish singer, songwriter and producer |
| David Attenborough | 1926– | British broadcaster and naturalist |
| Thomas Pynchon | 1937– | American novelist |
| Fernandel | 1903–1971 | French actor and singer |
| Don Rickles | 1926–2017 | American stand-up comedian |
| Roberto Rossellini | 1906–1977 | Italian film director |
| Luis Enrique | 1970– | Spanish footballer and manager |
| Naomi Klein | 1970– | Canadian author and activist |
| Franco Baresi | 1960–2026 | Italian association football player |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | 1753–1811 | Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence |
| Andrea Barzagli | 1981– | Italian association football player |
| João Havelange | 1916–2016 | Brazilian businessman and athlete |
| Robert Johnson | 1911–1938 | American blues singer and guitarist |
| Bill de Blasio | 1961– | 109th Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022 |
Died on 8 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Gustave Flaubert | 1821–1880 | French novelist |
| Paul Gauguin | 1848–1903 | French painter and printmaker |
| Antoine Lavoisier | 1743–1794 | French nobleman and chemist |
| Robert A. Heinlein | 1907–1988 | American author and aeronautical engineer |
| Oswald Spengler | 1880–1936 | German historian and philosopher |
| Pope Benedict II | 635–685 | pope |
| Teresa Teng | 1953–1995 | Taiwanese singer |
| Pope John II | died 535 | pope |
| Helena Blavatsky | 1831–1891 | Russian occult writer |
| Pope Boniface IV | 550–615 | pope |
| Jules Dumont d'Urville | 1790–1842 | French Navy officer and explorer |
| Maurice Sendak | 1928–2012 | American illustrator and writer of children's books |
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