Friday May 5th, 1978
May Fifth, Nineteen Seventy-Eight

How old am I if I was born on May 5, 1978?


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Date Facts:

  • May 5, 1978 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 17,003 days ago
  • May 5th 2025 is on a Monday
  • 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 164 days away
  • You've been alive for 408,072 hours
  • You were born on a Friday in early May
  • You are 24,484,320 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Monday

  • 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 5th

    You Share a birthday with over 14 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 5th, 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


    1978-05-05: This day in History:

  • 1814-05-05 British attack Ft Ontario - Oswego - NY
  • 1867-05-05 Battle of Puebla-Mexicans defeat Maximilian's forces (Cinco de Mayo)
  • 1891-05-05 Carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
  • 1904-05-05 Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia
  • 1908-05-05 Great White Fleet arrives in SF
  • 1916-05-05 US marines invade Dominican Republic - stay until 1924
  • 1922-05-05 Construction on Yankee Stadium begins
  • 1925-05-05 Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6
  • 1945-05-05 Netherlands liberated from Nazi control
  • 1948-05-05 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier
  • 1949-05-05 Council of Europe established
  • 1955-05-05 West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers
  • 1956-05-05 Jim Bailey - 1st 4 minute mile run in USA - Los Angeles - Ca
  • 1961-05-05 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7)
  • 1965-05-05 1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
  • 1981-05-05 16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 4-1 & hold 8-7 edge
  • 1983-05-05 Bruins 5-Isles 1 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles hold 3-2 lead

  • 5-5-1978 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • V • MCMLXXVIII


    What is 1978-05-05 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-5-1978 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 V • V • MCMLXXVIII.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 5, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1978-05-05) 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-5-1978, your next birthday is only 164 days away.


    Your birthday is on May fifth, 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 17003 days, or 408072 hours, or 24484320 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Monday.

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

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