Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1986 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
Native American Zodiac: The 5th of May, 1986 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Age: Anyone born on the 5th of May, 1986, will be 32 years of age.
American Format: 05-05-1986 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1986-05-05. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19860505" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 515631600.
Holidays
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of May:
Liberation Day (Denmark)
Children's Day (Japan)
May Day Bank Holiday (UK)
May Day (Ireland)
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 5th of May, 1986:
United States: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
United Kingdom: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 5th of May, 1986.
Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
Weather
Weather information for the 5th of May, 1986:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 10.4 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. There were 3 hours of sunshine.
New York, USA: Temperature: 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 17.22 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm. It was a windy day.
TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.
The Equalizer - About a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
The Golden Girls - Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
She-Ra: Princess of Power - Animated TV series.
ThunderCats - Animated series based on a group of half-human half-cat aliens.
Charles in Charge - TV show about a 19-year-old student called Charles, who is played by Scott Baio.
Murder, She Wrote - Mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher.
Miami Vice - Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
Who's the Boss? - Sitcom about a retired player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show - American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
Punky Brewster - Series about a child that has been abandoned by her parents.
Computer Games
Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.
The Legend of Zelda - An adventure game that was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Gauntlet - An arcade hack and slash game.
Super Mario Bros. - Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Back to the Future - A video game version of the Back to the Future movie franchise is released on the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC.
The Way of the Exploding Fist - A fighting game that was released on the Commodore 64, the Spectrum and the Amstrad.
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 5th of May:
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 5th of May, 1986.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 5th of May, 1986. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 5th of May, 1986. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 5th of May, 1986.
11,981 days have passed since this date.
1,035,162,000 seconds have passed since the 5th of May, 1986.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,207,689,000 times.
Since the 5th of May, 1986, earth has travelled approximately 534,143,592,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 172,527,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 89,023,932 steps. That's about 39,566 miles!
Since this date, 12,421,944 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Monday" in other languages is:
German: Montag.
French: Lundi.
Italian: Lunedi.
Spanish: Lunes.
Portuguese: Segunda-feira.
Comments
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