Christian Lindner
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Christian Lindner

German politician, former Federal Minister of Finance

Christian Wolfgang Lindner is a German retired politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who was the Federal Minister of Finance from 2021 until his dismissal in 2024 during the 2024 German government crisis. Serving from 2013 to 2025, Lindner was the longest-serving party-leader of the FDP and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) for North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2025. having previously held a seat from 2009 until 2012. Lindner resigned as party leader and announced his retirement from active politics after the FDP dropped out of parliament as a result of the 2025 federal election. His decision to withdraw from the Scholz cabinet is often considered the main catalyst for the party's inability to enter the Bundestag in the election.

Christian Lindner was born on Sunday, January 7, 1979.
It was the 7. day of the year 1979.

Age:
46 Years 10 Months 15 Days

Next birthday: Wednesday January 7, 2026

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Same vintage - 1979


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Generation X

At 46 years, Christian Lindner belongs to the "Generation X". Well-known figures of this generation include Ingo Oschmann, Kathryn Hahn und Hannu Manninen.

This generation is often referred to as "latchkey kids" because many of them grew up with their parents after work.

Astrology

Zodiac

♑ Capricorn

(December 22, 1979 - January 20, 1979)

Life Number

7

(Likeable, loving, changeable)

Zodiac sign

Goat

(December 22, 1979 - January 20, 1979)

Birthstone

Garnet

(Protection, vitality, love)

Age in absolute numbers

1.479.303.798 Seconds
24.655.063 Minutes
410.917 Hours
17.121 Days
2.445 Weeks
562 Months
46 Years
4.69 Decades
0.47 Centuries

On April 19, 2028 Christian Lindner will be exactly 18000 days old.
On July 6, 2036 Christian Lindner will be exactly 3000 weeks old.

By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉

Milestones

With 46 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

5.707 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 5.707 hours per day. At your age of 47 years, that equals approximately 5.707 days (15,62 years).

Eat & Drink

713 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 47 years, you have therefore spent approximately 713 days eating. (1,95 years).

Toilet visits

357 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 357 days (0,98 years).

Wait

594 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 594 days (1,63 years).

Laugh

71 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 71 days (0,20 years).

Brush teeth

48 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 48 days (0,13 years).

Work

4.637 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 4.637 days (12,70 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 443.791.139 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 1.849.129.748 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 369.825.950 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 256.824 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 94 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.568 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.
Fart gases produced (in Liters) 17.122 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 328 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 844 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 342.431.434.722.222 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 5.650 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 1.957 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 20.375 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 188 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

According to statistical averages, you have walked 61.638 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,54 orbits of the Earth...


... 5,65 moon orbits.


... and 2,89 Mars orbit on foot.



61.638 kilometers means:

2.344 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
459 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
321 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
86 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
3 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,20 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
60,79 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
5,36 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,08 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,21 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Since the birth of Christian Lindner ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 627 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 194,63 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 76,19 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 46,87 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 24,92 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 3,95 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,59 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,56 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,28 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,19 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung



Die Lebenserwartung von Christian Lindner zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 59.7% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 07. Jul 2057 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 31 Jahren.

59.7%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 76 Jahre jünger als der offiziell älteste Mensch der Welt, die Französin Jeanne Calment. Sie wurde am 21. Februar 1875 geboren und starb am 4. August 1997 mit 122 Jahren und 164 Tagen.

Mit 46 Jahren hat Christian Lindner die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Hippopotamus.


Die Lebenserwatung ist lediglich eine statistische Größe. Sie sagt nichts darüber aus wie alt ein einzelner Mensch tatsächlich wird. Die Lebenszeit wird von vielen Faktoren beeinflusst. Datenquelle: Weltbank. Die Lebenserwartung ist von Land zu Land unterschiedlich. In Deutschland erheben sogar einzelne Bundesländer eigenen Statistiken zur Lebenserwartung.

My special birthdays

Der nächste runde Geburtstag von Christian Lindner ist der 50. Geburtstag. Er findet am Sunday, den 07.01.2029 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1989 Saturday January 7, 1989 55
18. 1997 Tuesday January 7, 1997 171
20. 1999 Thursday January 7, 1999 210
25. 2004 Wednesday January 7, 2004 325
30. 2009 Wednesday January 7, 2009 465
40. 2019 Monday January 7, 2019 820
50. 2029 Sunday January 7, 2029 1275
60. 2039 Friday January 7, 2039 1830
70. 2049 Thursday January 7, 2049 2485
80. 2059 Tuesday January 7, 2059 3240
90. 2069 Monday January 7, 2069 4095
100. 2079 Saturday January 7, 2079 5050
110. 2089 Friday January 7, 2089 6105
120. 2099 Wednesday January 7, 2099 7260
130. 2109 Monday January 7, 2109 8515
140. 2119 Saturday January 7, 2119 9870
150. 2129 Friday January 7, 2129 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
7 • 1 • 1979
Binary:
111 • 1 • 11110111011
Hexadecimal:
7 • 1 • 7bb
Octal:
7 • 1 • 3673
Roman:
VII • I • MCMLXXIX
Morsecode:
−−−−− −−··· ·−·−·− −−−−− ·−−−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −−··· −−−−·
Numbers to letters:
ah • ab • bjhj
Cross sum:
34
Factor product:
13853
Birthday in words:
seven • one • one thousand nine hundred seventy nine

Historical Events

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 0 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 28, 1979
A partial nuclear meltdown occurs at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania, the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power history. (Age: 0 years and 2 months) 🔗
November 4, 1979
The Iran hostage crisis begins when militant Iranian students storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 52 Americans hostage. (Age: 0 years and 9 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 0 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 1 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 1 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 2 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 5, 1981
The U.S. CDC reports the first cases of what would later be known as AIDS, marking the beginning of the global pandemic. (Age: 2 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 12, 1981
IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer (Model 5150), popularizing personal computing for business and home use. (Age: 2 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 2, 1982
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. (Age: 3 years and 2 months) 🔗
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially switches to the TCP/IP protocol, considered the "birth" of the modern Internet. (Age: 3 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 24, 1984
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). (Age: 5 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 2, 1984
A gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills thousands and is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. (Age: 5 years and 10 months) 🔗
March 11, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initiating policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. (Age: 6 years and 2 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 6 years and 6 months) 🔗
September 1, 1985
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is discovered by a joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard. (Age: 6 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

March 24, 1989
The oil tanker Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. (Age: 10 years and 2 months) 🔗
November 9, 1989
The Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War, is opened, leading to the end of the division of Germany and the collapse of East Germany. (Age: 10 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 11 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 11 years and 8 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 12 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 12 years and 6 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 12 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 6, 1992
The Bosnian War, an international armed conflict, begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Age: 13 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 13, 1993
The Oslo I Accord, the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is signed. (Age: 14 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 15 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

April 20, 1999
The Columbine High School massacre occurs, shocking the world and sparking debates on gun control and school safety. (Age: 20 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 10, 2000
The dot-com bubble bursts, beginning a period of economic decline for technology and internet-related stocks. (Age: 21 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks occur, where al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four planes, striking the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. (Age: 22 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 7, 2001
The U.S. and NATO allies invade Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban. (Age: 22 years and 9 months) 🔗
December 11, 2001
The People's Republic of China officially joins the World Trade Organization (WTO), integrating its economy deeply into global trade. (Age: 22 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 1, 2002
Euro banknotes and coins are introduced in 12 Eurozone member states, completing the currency's transition. (Age: 22 years and 11 months) 🔗
February 1, 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry, killing all seven crew members and halting the shuttle program for over two years. (Age: 24 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 20, 2003
The U.S. and a coalition of allies invade Iraq, marking the beginning of the Iraq War. (Age: 24 years and 2 months) 🔗
February 4, 2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches "The Facebook," initially limited to Harvard students, which later becomes the global social media giant. (Age: 25 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 26, 2004
The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami devastates coastal regions across 14 countries, killing over 230,000 people. (Age: 25 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," dies at age 50, leading to a massive global outpouring of grief and media coverage. (Age: 30 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 12, 2010
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, causing catastrophic damage and a massive humanitarian crisis. (Age: 31 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 20, 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest marine oil spill in history. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
December 17, 2010
Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolates in Tunisia, triggering the Tunisian Revolution and eventually the wider Arab Spring uprisings. (Age: 31 years and 11 months) 🔗
March 11, 2011
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami strike Japan, causing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. (Age: 32 years and 2 months) 🔗
May 2, 2011
Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, is killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (Age: 32 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 31, 2011
The world population is estimated to have reached 7 billion people. (Age: 32 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 6, 2012
NASA's Curiosity rover successfully lands on Mars to explore the Gale Crater and search for signs of past microbial life. (Age: 33 years and 6 months) 🔗
February 15, 2013
A large meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia, injuring over 1,000 people and raising awareness of asteroid defense. (Age: 34 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 13, 2013
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as Pope Francis, becoming the first pope from the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere, and outside Europe since the 8th century. (Age: 34 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 40 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 40 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 31, 2019
China informs the World Health Organization of a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause in Wuhan, later identified as COVID-19. (Age: 40 years and 11 months) 🔗
March 11, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic, leading to worldwide lockdowns and economic disruption. (Age: 41 years and 2 months) 🔗
May 25, 2020
George Floyd is murdered by police in Minneapolis, igniting mass global protests and strengthening the Black Lives Matter movement against racial injustice. (Age: 41 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 2, 2020
The UK becomes the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) for widespread use, beginning the global vaccination effort. (Age: 41 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 6, 2021
The U.S. Capitol is stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. (Age: 41 years and 11 months) 🔗
February 18, 2021
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars, carrying the Ingenuity helicopter, the first powered flight on another planet. (Age: 42 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 15, 2021
The Taliban recaptures Kabul, leading to the collapse of the Afghan government and the end of the 20-year U.S./NATO presence. (Age: 42 years and 7 months) 🔗
February 24, 2022
Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the largest conventional military attack in Europe since World War II. (Age: 43 years and 1 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Christian Lindner

How many birthday candles did Christian Lindner blow out so far?

» At 46 years, Christian Lindner has already blown out 1081 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Christian Lindner be twice as old as today?

» Christian Lindner ist 17.121 days old today. On 07.10.2072 Christian Lindner will be twice as old as today. Christian Lindner will then be 93 Jahre und 9 Monate years old.

When will Christian Lindner be half as old as today?

» On 15.06.2002 Christian Lindner was half of age today. Back then Christian Lindner were 23 Jahre und 5 Monate years old.

When was Christian Lindner 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 (14.04.1978), we get the 14.04.1978. 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, Christian Lindner were conceived between 04.04.1978 and 24.04.1978.

How many prime number birthdays has Christian Lindner had so far?

» At 46 years old, Christian Lindner has already celebrated 14 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 46 years, you've already celebrated 4 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44). 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 07.01.2090. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Christian Lindner at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Christian Lindner was born exactly 7664 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Christian Lindner was 20 years and 11 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Christian Lindner is currently 76 years younger (44708 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.

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