Wednesday May 3rd, 1978
May Third, Nineteen Seventy-Eight

How old am I if I was born on May 3, 1978?


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Date Facts:

  • May 3, 1978 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 17,005 days ago
  • May 3rd 2025 is on a Saturday
  • Someone born on this date is 46 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 5,668 days or 15 years!
  • Your next birthday is 162 days away
  • You've been alive for 408,120 hours
  • You were born on a Wednesday in early May
  • You are 24,487,200 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Saturday

  • Most popular baby names of 1978 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. Michael
    2. Jason
    3. Christopher
    4. David
    5. James
    6. Matthew
    7. John
    Rank Name
    1. Melissa
    2. Jessica
    3. Amy
    4. Heather
    5. Amanda
    6. Angela
    7. Sarah

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    May 3rd

    You Share a birthday with over 24 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 3rd, 1978

    Stone:

    Energies:

    Forsight
    Good Fortune
    Youth

    High Value:
    $4700 Per Carat
    Low Value:
    $800 Per Carat

    Click Here To learn more about May Birthstones

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    The Emerald is the birthstone for people born in May. Derived from the Latin word "Smaragdus" meaning green, Emerald come in a large variety of shades of green. Founds all across the globe, including Colombia, and Russia, Brazil is actually the lead supplier of the global market of Emeralds. It is extremely rare to find an emerald without inclusions or imperfections, due to this the purest emeralds are often valued higher than that of diamonds of the same weight.

    Also known as "The stones of Successful love", Emeralds are often associated with bestowing great vision, intuition, wisdom and memory. Making it a very popular choice of gem stone for both gifting and beauty products. According to ancient Indian lore, Emeralds were first translated from Sanskrit as Marakata, or "The green growing things".

    1978 - Generation X :

    Age Range:

    45-63 years old

    Attributes:

    Generation X grew up up right at the start of the technological revolution, are considered comftorble with technology, but not tethered to it as younger generations.

    Generation X Summary:

    Generation X were born soon after the baby boomers are associated with the hippie era. They are often perceived as directionless and disaffected.

    Time Period:

    1961-1979

    Like to see more about Generations? Click here to go to our interactive generations table.


    Zodiac - Taurus:

    Symbol:

    Taurus Traits:

    Reliability
    Practicality
    Ambition
    Sensuality
    Independence

    Taurus Summary:

    A Taurus will stand up for that which they believe in. While normally easy going, can be very stuborn at times

    Start Date:

    4-20

    End Date:

    5-20

    Click here to see more about Taurus


    1978-05-03: This day in History:

  • 1661-05-03 Johannes Hevelius observes 3rd transit of Mercury ever to be seen
  • 1662-05-03 Royal charter granted Conn
  • 1715-05-03 Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"
  • 1765-05-03 1st US Medical school opened
  • 1797-05-03 Jamaica discovered by Columbus
  • 1830-05-03 1st regular steam train passenger service starts
  • 1898-05-03 Camp Merriman established at Presidio
  • 1906-05-03 British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey
  • 1919-05-03 America's 1st passenger flight (NY-Atlantic City)
  • 1922-05-03 Mayor Hylan closes streets for building of Yankee Stadium
  • 1923-05-03 1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed
  • 1926-05-03 US marines land in Nicaragua - stay until 1933
  • 1951-05-03 Gil McDougald ties record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning
  • 1952-05-03 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole
  • 1965-05-03 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 2-1 in 10
  • 1971-05-03 Natl non-coml Network Radio Begins Programming
  • 1971-05-03 Nixon administration arrests 13 -000 anti-war protesters in 3 days
  • 1983-05-03 Bruins 3-Isles 8 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles hold 3-1 lead

  • 5-3-1978 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • III • MCMLXXVIII


    What is 1978-05-03 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-3-1978 converted into roman numerals.
    The above date is written in the traditional western/American style of writing dates. Formatted in the order of
    Month-Day-Year. If you prefer the European way of writing dates (Which is day-month-year) the roman numerals would be written III • V • MCMLXXVIII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 3, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1978-05-03) This timer is automatically updated, and is accurate all the way up to the nearest second. Watch as your next birthday ticks closer and closer right before your eyes. If you were born on may-3rd-1978, your next birthday is only 162 days away.


    Your birthday is on May third, 1978. Being born in early-May says a lot about you. Your zodiac sign is taurus, your birth-stone is the Emerald, and your birth flower is the Lily (both of which make great gifts for someone with this birthday). You are 46 years old, and were born in the middle of Generation X . Which generation you are born into makes a huge impact on your life, click here to see our interactive table and learn more. You have been alive for 17005 days, or 408120 hours, or 24487200 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Saturday.

  • Birthstone: Emerald (great gift idea, see Emerald article)
  • Birthflower: Lily
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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