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, 7 months and 8 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.

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

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

14,099 days have passed since this date.
1,218,157,200 seconds have passed since the 9th of May, 1980.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,421,183,400 times.
Since the 9th of May, 1980, earth has travelled approximately 628,569,115,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 203,026,200 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 104,761,519 steps. That's about 46,561 miles!
Since this date, 14,617,886 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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