Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)

Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Freddie Mercury was born on Thursday, 05. September 1946.
That was day 248 of the year 1946.

Past away on Sonntag November 24, 1991

Age when dead:
45 Jahre 2 Monate 19 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Saturday September 5, 1992

Freddie Mercury is already dead since:
33 Jahre 11 Monate 29 Tage

Freddie Mercury was alive for 16516 days.
Freddie Mercury is already dead for 12417 days.
Difference: 4099 days (11,22 years).

Freddie Mercury has the same birthday like
Kerry O'Malley, Caspar David Friedrich and Raquel Welch

The death date of Freddie Mercury is the birthday of
Zachary Taylor and Katherine Heigl

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September 05 is also the birthday of:


Same vintage - 1946


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Generation Traditionals

At 45 years, Freddie Mercury belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Tina Turner, Brian Cox und Sting.

The "Traditionals" (also known as the “Traditionalists” or the “Silent Generation”) are people born roughly between 1922 and 1955. They grew up during economic hardship, war, and a culture that emphasized discipline. This generation values loyalty, responsibility, and stability. They are known for a strong work ethic and a preference for clear hierarchies and respect for authority.

Astrology

Zodiac

♍ Virgo

(August 24, 1946 - September 23, 1946)

Life Number

7

(Likeable, loving, changeable)

Zodiac sign

Dog

(August 24, 1946 - September 23, 1946)

Birthstone

Sapphire

(Wisdom, loyalty, nobility)

Age in absolute numbers

1.426.986.000 Seconds
23.783.100 Minutes
396.385 Hours
16.516 Days
2.359 Weeks
950 Months
45 Years
4.52 Decades
0.45 Centuries

On January 28, 2026 would be Freddie Mercury exactly 29000 days old.
On July 3, 2042 would be Freddie Mercury exactly 5000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

With 45 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

5.505 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 5.505 hours per day. At your age of 45 years, that equals approximately 5.505 days (15,07 years).

Eat & Drink

688 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 45 years, you have therefore spent approximately 688 days eating. (1,88 years).

Toilet visits

344 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 344 days (0,94 years).

Wait

573 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 573 days (1,57 years).

Laugh

69 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 69 days (0,19 years).

Brush teeth

46 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 46 days (0,13 years).

Work

4.473 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 4.473 days (12,25 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 428.095.800 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 1.783.732.500 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 356.746.500 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 247.741 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 90 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.477 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) 16.516 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 317 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 814 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 330.320.833.333.333 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 5.450 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 1.888 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 19.654 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 181 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 59.458 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,48 orbits of the Earth...


... 5,45 moon orbits.


... and 2,79 Mars orbit on foot.



59.458 kilometers means:

2.261 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
442 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
310 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
83 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
3 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,12 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
58,64 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
5,17 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,01 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,20 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

During the lifetime of Freddie Mercury ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 605 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 187,75 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 73,50 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 45,22 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 24,04 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 3,81 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,54 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,54 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,27 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,18 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung



Die Lebenserwartung von Freddie Mercury zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt lag bei 78.5 Jahren. Er hat damit statistisch gesehen 99.1% seiner Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet hätte sie am 05. Mar 2025 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht. Das wäre heute in 0 Jahren.

99.1%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 77 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 45 Jahren hat Freddie Mercury die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Rhinoceros.


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 Freddie Mercury wäre der 80. Geburtstag. Er findet am Saturday, den 05.09.2026 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1956 Wednesday September 5, 1956 55
18. 1964 Saturday September 5, 1964 171
20. 1966 Monday September 5, 1966 210
25. 1971 Sunday September 5, 1971 325
30. 1976 Sunday September 5, 1976 465
40. 1986 Friday September 5, 1986 820
50. 1996 Thursday September 5, 1996 1275
60. 2006 Tuesday September 5, 2006 1830
70. 2016 Monday September 5, 2016 2485
80. 2026 Saturday September 5, 2026 3240
90. 2036 Friday September 5, 2036 4095
100. 2046 Wednesday September 5, 2046 5050
110. 2056 Tuesday September 5, 2056 6105
120. 2066 Sunday September 5, 2066 7260
130. 2076 Saturday September 5, 2076 8515
140. 2086 Thursday September 5, 2086 9870
150. 2096 Wednesday September 5, 2096 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
5 • 9 • 1946
Binary:
101 • 1001 • 11110011010
Hexadecimal:
5 • 9 • 79a
Octal:
5 • 11 • 3632
Roman:
V • IX • MCMXLVI
Morsecode:
−−−−− ····· ·−·−·− −−−−− −−−−· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ····− −····
Numbers to letters:
af • aj • bjeg
Cross sum:
34
Factor product:
87570
Birthday in words:
five • nine • one thousand nine hundred forty six

Historical Events

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

June 5, 1947
U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall announces the Marshall Plan, an initiative to aid Western Europe in economic recovery after WWII. (Age: 0 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 15, 1947
India gains independence from British rule, leading to the partition of British India into India and Pakistan. (Age: 0 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 14, 1948
The State of Israel is formally established, leading immediately to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (Age: 1 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

April 4, 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established as a system of collective defense against Soviet expansion. (Age: 2 years and 6 months) 🔗
October 1, 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), following the Chinese Civil War. (Age: 3 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 3 years and 9 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 4 years and 6 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 5 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 25, 1953
James Watson and Francis Crick publish their paper describing the double helix structure of DNA, a monumental discovery in biology. (Age: 6 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 6 years and 9 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 6 years and 9 months) 🔗
May 17, 1954
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring state-sponsored segregation in public schools unconstitutional. (Age: 7 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 20, 1954
The Geneva Accords are signed, dividing Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. (Age: 7 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

October 23, 1956
The Hungarian Revolution begins, a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and Soviet-imposed policies. (Age: 10 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 29, 1956
The Suez Crisis begins when Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula, followed by intervention from the UK and France. (Age: 10 years and 1 months) 🔗
September 4, 1957
The Little Rock Crisis begins as Governor Orval Faubus uses the National Guard to block nine African American students from entering Central High School. (Age: 10 years and 11 months) 🔗
October 4, 1957
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, initiating the Space Race. (Age: 11 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 27, 1958
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, consolidating power and leading the nation through the height of the Cold War. (Age: 11 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 12 years and 3 months) 🔗
February 3, 1959
Rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash, an event later known as "The Day the Music Died." (Age: 12 years and 4 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 12 years and 10 months) 🔗
October 21, 1959
The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in New York City, becoming an iconic work of modern architecture. (Age: 13 years and 1 months) 🔗
February 1, 1960
The Greensboro sit-ins begin in North Carolina, marking a major turning point in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. (Age: 13 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

December 13, 1966
The convention for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is adopted by the UN, a key international human rights treaty. (Age: 20 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 20 years and 9 months) 🔗
December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 21 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 21 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 21 years and 11 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 22 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 mission successfully lands on the Moon; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on an extraterrestrial body. (Age: 22 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 22 years and 11 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 23 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 17, 1970
The Apollo 13 mission safely returns to Earth after an oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abort a moon landing. (Age: 23 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

May 25, 1977
The film "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" is released, launching one of the most successful film franchises of all time. (Age: 30 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 25, 1978
Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby," is born in England, marking a major breakthrough in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). (Age: 31 years and 10 months) 🔗
September 17, 1978
The Camp David Accords are signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a framework for peace in the Middle East. (Age: 32 years and 0 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 32 years and 4 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: 32 years and 6 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: 33 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 33 years and 3 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 33 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 34 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 34 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

October 19, 1987
"Black Monday" sees stock markets around the world crash, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping by 22.6% in a single day. (Age: 41 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 8, 1987
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. (Age: 41 years and 3 months) 🔗
December 21, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground. (Age: 42 years and 3 months) 🔗
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: 42 years and 6 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: 43 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 43 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 44 years and 0 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 44 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 44 years and 11 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Freddie Mercury

How many birthday candles did Freddie Mercury blow out so far?

» At 45 years, Freddie Mercury has already blown out 1035 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Freddie Mercury be twice as old as today?

» Freddie Mercury ist 16.516 days old today. On 11.02.2037 Freddie Mercury will be twice as old as today. Freddie Mercury will then be 90 Jahre und 5 Monate years old.

When will Freddie Mercury be half as old as today?

» On 15.04.1969 Freddie Mercury was half of age today. Back then Freddie Mercury were 22 Jahre und 7 Monate years old.

When was Freddie Mercury 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 (11.12.1945), we get the 11.12.1945. 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, Freddie Mercury were conceived between 01.12.1945 and 21.12.1945.

How many prime number birthdays has Freddie Mercury had so far?

» At 45 years old, Freddie Mercury 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 45 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 05.09.2057. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Freddie Mercury at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Freddie Mercury was born exactly 19476 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Freddie Mercury was 53 years and 3 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Freddie Mercury is currently 77 years younger (44704 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.

Freddie Mercury has lived 4099 days longer than he/she was dead.

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