Thursday May 6th, 1976
May Sixth, Nineteen Seventy-Six

How old am I if I was born on May 6, 1976?


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Date Facts:

  • May 6, 1976 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign for this date is: Taurus
  • This date was 17,744 days ago
  • May 6th 2025 is on a Tuesday
  • Someone born on this date is 48 years old
  • If you were born on this date:

  • You've slept for 5,915 days or 16 years!
  • Your next birthday is 153 days away
  • You've been alive for 425,856 hours
  • You were born on a Thursday in early May
  • You are 25,551,360 minutes old
  • Your next birthday is on a Tuesday

  • Most popular baby names of 1976 ranked:

    Rank Name
    1. Michael
    2. Jason
    3. Christopher
    4. David
    5. James
    6. John
    7. Robert
    Rank Name
    1. Amy
    2. Melissa
    3. Heather
    4. Angela
    5. Michelle
    6. Kimberly
    7. Jessica

    How popular is your name? Search to find out!


    Celebrities Birthdays:
    May 6th

    You Share a birthday with over 12 other celebrities and/or famous people! Click Here to view our complete list. Who do you share a birthday with?

    Emerald: Birthstone for May 6th, 1976

    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".

    1976 - 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


    1976-05-06: This day in History:

  • 1527-05-06 Sack of Rome - End Renaissance
  • 1626-05-06 Peter Minuet purchases Manhattan Island for $24
  • 1794-05-06 Haiti - under Toussaint L'Ouverture - revolts against France
  • 1840-05-06 1st postage stamps issued - by Britain
  • 1851-05-06 SF Chamber of Commerce starts
  • 1851-05-06 Dr John Farrie Patents a "refrigeration machine"
  • 1860-05-06 SF Olympic Club - 1st US athletic club founded
  • 1861-05-06 Arkansas becomes 9th state to secede from US
  • 1882-05-06 Lord Cavendish assassinated at Dublin - Ireland
  • 1890-05-06 Mormon Church renounces polygamy
  • 1906-05-06 Temporary permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street
  • 1915-05-06 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut & 1st HR - loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15
  • 1937-05-06 Dirigible Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst - NJ (36 die)
  • 1953-05-06 Bobo Holloman's 1st major league start - a no-hitter
  • 1954-05-06 Roger Bannister breaks 4 min mile (3:59:4)
  • 1962-05-06 1st nuclear warhead is fired from Polaris submarine (Ethan Allen)
  • 1985-05-06 17th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 7 returns to Earth

  • 5-6-1976 in
    Roman Numerals:

    V • VI • MCMLXXVI


    What is 1976-05-06 converted to roman numerals? Above is the date 5-6-1976 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 VI • V • MCMLXXVI.


    Next Birthday Countdown:

    Countdown timer for May 6, 2025:


    The above timer is a countdown clock for your next birthday! (Assuming you were born on 1976-05-06) 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-6-1976, your next birthday is only 153 days away.


    Your birthday is on May sixth, 1976. 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 48 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 17744 days, or 425856 hours, or 25551360 minutes! Your next birthday which is in 2025, is on a Tuesday.

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

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