May 8, 1886

May 8, 1886, was a Saturday. It was 138 years, 7 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

What happened?

What happened on May 8, 1886?

Pharmacist John Pemberton begins to sell a new medicine called "Coca-Cola".

Facts

This date was 50,636 days ago. Approximately 1,688 months have passed. It was the 128th day of 1886, in week 18. The decade was the 1880s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. The Earth has experienced 563 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 8, 1886, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1886 was the year of the Dog (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: May 8, 1886 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 8.

Harry S. Truman

US President Deceased
Born on May 8, 1884
He turned 2 on this day in 1886.

David Attenborough

British broadcaster
Born on May 8, 1926
He was born exactly 40 years after this date.

Sonny Liston

Boxer Deceased
Born on May 8, 1932
He was born exactly 46 years after this date.

Enrique Iglesias

Singer
Born on May 8, 1975
He was born exactly 89 years after this date.

Matt Willis

Busted
Born on May 8, 1983
He was born exactly 97 years after this date.

6ix9ine

Rapper
Born on May 8, 1996
He was born exactly 110 years after this date.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on May 8:

Victory in Europe Day (France)

US President

Grover Cleveland was the President of the United States on May 8, 1886.

UK Prime Minister

William Ewart Gladstone was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on May 8, 1886 was most likely conceived around August 15, 1885.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on May 8, 1886 is close to January 29, 1887.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about May 8, 1886:

50,636 days have passed since this date.
7,233 weeks have passed.
4,374,948,879 seconds have passed since May 8, 1886.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 5,104,107,026 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 2,257,473,621,564 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 729,158,147 times.
You have taken approximately 376,245,604 steps. That's roughly 167,220 miles.
52,499,387 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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