My Birthday Fun Facts
Things that matter
The day 17 of month October 1946 was the 47th day of Autumn (meteorological). The day 17 of month October 1946 was the 25th day of Autumn (astronomical).
Your Age 78
The number 78 represents the element Platinum
in the Periodic table of elements.
Platinum is a transition metal, widely used in industry and materials science.
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Famous people and celebrities
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Did you know? You are ...
- » You are 99 days older than Michio Kaku (Born: January 24, 1947)
- » You are 33 years older than Leah Busque (Born: 15.11.1979)
- » You are 22 years older than Daymond John (Born: 23.02.1969)
- » You are 22 years older than Jerry Yang (Born: 06.11.1968)
- » You are 11 years older than Cher Wang (Born: 14.09.1958)
- » You are 11 years older than Mark Cuban (Born: 31.07.1958)
- » You are 10 years older than Aliko Dangote (Born: 10.04.1957)
- » You are 10 years younger than Carl Icahn (Born: 16.02.1936)
- » You are 10 years younger than Jim Clark (Born: 04.03.1936)
- » You are 11 years younger than Luciano Benetton (Born: 13.05.1935)
- » You are 44 years younger than Ray Kroc (Born: 05.10.1902)
Your age in absolute numbers
Since you were born ...
By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉
Zodiac
♎ Libra
(September 24, 1946 - October 23, 1946)
Life Number
2
(Unstable, loving, family-oriented)
Zodiac signs
Dog
(1946 is the year of Dog)
Birthstone
Tourmaline
(Compassion, healing, transformation)
My Birthday astronomy
Our Solar System
Since you were born in 17. October 1946 ...
... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.054 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 327,42 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 128,18 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 78,86 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 41,93 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 6,65 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,68 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,94 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,48 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,32 times.
My Milestones
Successes that speak for themselves
With 78 years alive you reached these milestones:
Sleeping
9.601,19 days
A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 8 hours per day. At your age of 78 years, that equals approximately 9.601 days (26,29 years).
Eat & Drink
1.200,15 Days
The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 78 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.200 days eating. (3,29 years).
Toilet visits
600,07 Tage
The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 600 days (1,64 years).
Laugh
120,01 Tage
We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too little.
Breaths
746.588.431
Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats
3.110.785.128
Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Sweat produced
28.804 L
A person produces approximately 0.5–1.5 liters of sweat per day, depending on lifestyle. We'll take the average at 1 liter per day.
Blink
622.157.026
A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute
Cough
432.053
A human has an average of 37 coughs per day.
Colds
158
A human has an average of two colds per year.
Flies swatted
552
We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed
1.420
We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Fart gases produced
28.804 L
Fart gases produced
Hair grown
9.505 mm
Hair grown
Fingernails grown
3.292 mm
Fingernails grown
Cookies eaten
34276
Cookies eaten
Pukes
315
Pukes
Information is based on statistical average values of a person.
My travelled distances
Always on the move
According to statistical averages, you have walked 103.693 kilometers in your life...
... that corresponds to 2,59
orbits of the Earth...
Congratulations! That must have been exhausting.
You would have already orbited the moon
9,50 times.
...and you would have already orbited Mars
4,86 times.
1946 ‐ Traditionals
Period: 1922‐1955
At 78 years, you belong to the "Traditionals" generation. This generation is shaped by the experiences of the Second World War and the post-war period. Well-known personalities of this generation are Helen Mirren, Buzz Aldrin und Vera Rubin
Me and the world population
You and the others
Currently, 8.212.066.455 people live in the world.
Since you were born, the world's population has increased by 5.768.101.455 billion.
In the year 1946, approximately 2.450.000.000 people lived in the world. The world population has increased by 235,43% since your birth in the year 1946. It has therefore tripled.
In the year 1946, approximately 20.000.000 people were born. Statistically, there are 54.757 people in the world who were also born on 17. October 1946. Of these, approximately 35.971 people are still alive today. This corresponds to a value of 65,6919 percent. Or to put it another way: Of 100,000 people with the same birthday, 65.692 people are still alive today.
*Angaben basieren auf statistischen Hochrechungen, ohne Gewähr.
My Median Age
You are one in a million
The median age in Germany is 45.491 years
(= 45 years, 5 months, 27 days).
At 78,86 years, you belong to the older half of the population in Germany.
For comparison: The global median age is 30.863 years
(= 30 years, 10 months, 11 days).
At 78,86 years, you belong to the older half of the world's population.
(Update: 2025)
My life expectancy
You still have a lot ahead of you
With 78 years you have reached the life expectancy of this animal:
🐘
Elephant
As woman
The statistical life expectancy is 83.3 years. Statistically speaking, you have therefore reached 94.7% of the life expectancy. Mathematically speaking, you will have reached your life expectancy on 04. Feb 2030. That is today in 4 years.
If we map the life to one day it would be now:
22:43:15 Uhr
As man
Life expectancy at the time of your birth is 78.5 years. Statistically speaking, you have therefore reached 99.5% of the life expectancy. Mathematically speaking, you will have reached your life expectancy on 17. Apr 2025. That is today in 0 years.
If we map the life to one day it would be now:
23:53:23 Uhr
(i) Life expectancy is merely a statistical value. It says nothing about
how old an individual actually lives. Lifespan is influenced by many factors.
Data source: World Bank. Life expectancy varies from country to country.
In Germany, individual federal states even collect their own statistics on life expectancy.
My birthday in numbers
17 • 10 • 1946
10001 • 1010 • 11110011010
11 • a • 79a
21 • 12 • 3632
XVII • X • MCMXLVI
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bh • ba • bjeg
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330820
seventeen • ten • one thousand nine hundred forty six
My birthday in history
Wie alt warst du als wichtige Ereignisse stattfanden?
Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)
Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 70-80 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 80-90 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 110-120 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 120-130 Jahre
Als Erwachsener 150+ Jahre
My special birthdays
Your next special birthday is the 80 birthday. It will be celebrated at October 17, 2026. Your 50 birthday is on October 17, 1996. Your 100 birthday is on October 17, 2046.
| Birthday | Year | Weekday | Date | Candles blown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | 1956 | Wednesday | October 17, 1956 | 55 |
| 18. | 1964 | Saturday | October 17, 1964 | 171 |
| 20. | 1966 | Monday | October 17, 1966 | 210 |
| 25. | 1971 | Sunday | October 17, 1971 | 325 |
| 30. | 1976 | Sunday | October 17, 1976 | 465 |
| 40. | 1986 | Friday | October 17, 1986 | 820 |
| 50. | 1996 | Thursday | October 17, 1996 | 1275 |
| 60. | 2006 | Tuesday | October 17, 2006 | 1830 |
| 70. | 2016 | Monday | October 17, 2016 | 2485 |
| 80. | 2026 | Saturday | October 17, 2026 | 3240 |
| 90. | 2036 | Friday | October 17, 2036 | 4095 |
| 100. | 2046 | Wednesday | October 17, 2046 | 5050 |
| 110. | 2056 | Tuesday | October 17, 2056 | 6105 |
| 120. | 2066 | Sunday | October 17, 2066 | 7260 |
| 130. | 2076 | Saturday | October 17, 2076 | 8515 |
| 140. | 2086 | Thursday | October 17, 2086 | 9870 |
| 150. | 2096 | Wednesday | October 17, 2096 | 11325 |
My Personal Birthday-FAQ
Frequently asked questions about my birthday
1) How many birthday candles have I blown out so far?
» At 78 years, you have already blown out 3081 birthday candles,
if you add up all the birthdays.
Did you know? On your 11th birthday, you blew out a total of 66 birthday candles.
On your 24th birthday, you blew out 300. By the time you're 36, you've blown out a total of 666 birthday candles.
And by the time you turn 45, you've blown out over 1,000 birthday candles.
2) When will I be twice as old as I am today?
» You are 28.803 days old today. On 06.07.2104 you will be twice as old as you are today. You will then be 157 Jahre und 8 Monate years old.
3) When will I be twice as old as I am today?
» On 22.03.1986 you were half your age today. Back then you were 39 Jahre und 5 Monate years old.
4) How many prime number birthdays have I had so far?
» At 78 years old, you have already celebrated 21 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73).
5) How many special birthdays have I had so far?
» At 78 years, you've already celebrated 7 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77). To be able to celebrate 10 special number birthdays, you have to live to be 111. But you still have some time until then. You'll celebrate your 111th birthday on 17.10.2057. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.
6) How old was I at the turn of the millennium in 2000?
» You are exactly 19434 days before the turn of the millennium. That was January 1, 2000. At that time, you were 53 years and 2 months old.
7) When was I conceived? - Time of your conception
» That's an interesting question. Let's try it this way: A pregnancy lasts an average of 268 days. If we subtract 268 days from the day of your birth (22.01.1946), we get the 22.01.1946. However, this statement is not very meaningful, since only 3% of pregnant women actually give birth after 268 days. Most pregnant women give birth within a time window of 10 days from the actual due date. Therefore, you were conceived between 12.01.1946 and 01.02.1946. Ask your parents – they might still know. 😉
8) How many days since Christ's birth?
» You were born exactly 711.082 days after the birth of Jesus Christ
9) How often has my birthday taken place on a weekend?
In the last 78 years, your birthday took place 11x on a Saturday and 11x on a Sunday. This means you celebrated your birthday on a weekend 22x. This corresponds to 27,85% of all your birthdays.
10) Oldest person in the world
You are currently 44 years younger (44714 days than the officially oldest person in the world, the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.