Born on 8 May 2019

At A Glance

8 May 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

8 May 2019 was a Wednesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Vossi Bop” by Stormzy.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 8 May is Taurus.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 May 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for May is Emerald.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 May 2019 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 8 May

• 1980 The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
• 1984 The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries.
• 1984 The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.
• 2019 British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.
• 2025 The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.

Famous people born on 8 May

• David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host (born 1926)
• Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (1884–1972)
• Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (1895–1979)
• Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1975)

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