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9th of May, 1980

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 9th of May, 1980, fell on a Friday.
• On this exact date: Friday the 13th (1980) is released.
• Decade: 1980s.
• 38 years, 9 months and 15 days have passed since the 9th of May, 1980.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 19 of 1980.

• Day 130 of 1980.
• Leap Year: 1980 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1980 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
• Native American Zodiac: The 9th of May, 1980 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Age: Anyone born on the 9th of May, 1980, will be 38 years of age.
• American Format: 05-09-1980 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1980-05-09. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19800509" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 326674800.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 9th of May:

• Victory Day (Russia)

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 9th of May, 1980:

• United States: Call Me - Blondie
• United Kingdom: Geno - Dexy's Midnight Runners

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Jimmy Carter was the President of the United States on the 9th of May, 1980.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 9th of May, 1980 was probably conceived around the 31st of July, 1979. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 9th of May, 1980 is the 16th of February, 1981. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 25th of April, 1980: Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes in Tenerife, killing 146 people.
• 30th of April, 1980: Six Iranian-born terrorists take over the Iranian embassy in London.
• 4th of May, 1980: Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito dies.
• 14th of May, 1980: 4 white police officers are found not guilty of killing a black insurance executive called Arthur McDuffie. Their acquittal sets off riots in Miami.
• 18th of May, 1980: The eruption of Mount St. Helens occurs.
• 18th of May, 1980: Joy Division singer Ian Curtis hangs himself.
• 21st of May, 1980: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) is released.
• 23rd of May, 1980: The Shining (1980) is released in cinemas.
• 26th of May, 1980: 2,000 people are killed in South Korea when military forces clash with pro-democracy protesters.
• 1st of June, 1980: A news network called CNN is launched.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 9th of May:

• 9th of May, 1865: The American Civil War ends.
• 9th of May, 1970: 100,000 people demonstrate against the Vietnam War in Washington D.C.
• 9th of May, 2010: Chelsea win the Premier League title after defeating Wigan 8-0 on the final day of the season.
• 9th of May, 2012: Minecraft is released on the XBox 360.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Knots Landing - American soap opera.
• Archie Bunker's Place - Sitcom starring Carroll O'Connor.
• Trapper John, M.D. - Medical drama.
• Hart to Hart - TV show about a couple who moonlight as detectives.
• The Dukes of Hazzard - American television series.
• Mork & Mindy - Comedy TV show about an alien called Mork. Starring Robin Williams.
• Taxi - American sitcom starring Andy Kaufman and Danny DeVito.
• Dallas - Soap opera.
• The Incredible Hulk - Starring Lou Ferrigno.
• The Love Boat - Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 9th of May:

• 9th of May, 1949: Billy Joel: Singer.
• 9th of May, 1970: Ghostface Killah: Rapper.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 9th of May, 1980.

• 14,167 days have passed since this date.
• 1,224,032,400 seconds have passed since the 9th of May, 1980.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,428,037,800 times.
• Since the 9th of May, 1980, earth has travelled approximately 631,600,718,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 204,005,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 105,266,786 steps. That's about 46,785 miles!
• Since this date, 14,688,389 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Friday" in other languages is:

• German: Freitag.
• French: Vendredi.
• Italian: Venerdi.
• Spanish: Viernes.
• Portuguese: Sexta-feira.

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