Gordon Cooper
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Gordon Cooper

American astronaut (1927–2004)

Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States. Cooper learned to fly as a child, and after service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1949. After service as a fighter pilot, he qualified as a test pilot in 1956, and was selected as an astronaut in 1959.

Gordon Cooper was born on Sunday, 06. March 1927.
That was day 65 of the year 1927.

Past away on Montag October 4, 2004

Age when dead:
77 Jahre 6 Monate 29 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Sunday March 6, 2005

Gordon Cooper is already dead since:
21 Jahre 1 Monate 18 Tage

Gordon Cooper was alive for 28337 days.
Gordon Cooper is already dead for 7719 days.
Difference: 20618 days (56,45 years).

Gordon Cooper has the same birthday like
Martin Kove, Joseph von Fraunhofer and Michelangelo

The death date of Gordon Cooper is the birthday of
Russell Simmons, Lucas Cranach the Elder and Melissa Benoist

Who has the same birthday as Gordon Cooper?

March 06 is also the birthday of:


Same vintage - 1927


Did you know? Gordon Cooper is ...

  • » 6666 days older than John Carlos (Born: 05.06.1945)

Generation Traditionals

At 77 years, Gordon Cooper belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Oliver Stone, Gene Cernan und Murphy Guyer.

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

♓ Pisces

(February 20, 1927 - March 20, 1927)

Life Number

1

(Creative, assertive, dominant)

Zodiac sign

Rabbit

(February 20, 1927 - March 20, 1927)

Birthstone

Aquamarine

(Calmness, clarity, truth)

Age in absolute numbers

2.448.313.200 Seconds
40.805.220 Minutes
680.087 Hours
28.336 Days
4.048 Weeks
1184 Months
77 Years
7.76 Decades
0.78 Centuries

On June 23, 2028 would be Gordon Cooper exactly 37000 days old.
On March 2, 2042 would be Gordon Cooper exactly 6000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

With 77 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

9.446 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 9.446 hours per day. At your age of 78 years, that equals approximately 9.446 days (25,86 years).

Eat & Drink

1.181 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 78 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.181 days eating. (3,23 years).

Toilet visits

590 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 590 days (1,62 years).

Wait

984 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 984 days (2,69 years).

Laugh

118 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 118 days (0,32 years).

Brush teeth

79 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 79 days (0,22 years).

Work

7.675 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 7.675 days (21,01 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 734.493.960 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 3.060.391.500 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 612.078.300 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 425.054 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 155 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 4.251 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) 28.337 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 543 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.396 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 566.739.166.666.667 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 9.351 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 3.239 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 33.721 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 310 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 102.013 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,55 orbits of the Earth...


... 9,35 moon orbits.


... and 4,78 Mars orbit on foot.



102.013 kilometers means:

3.879 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
759 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
531 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
142 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
5 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
3,64 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
100,60 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
8,87 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

3,44 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,34 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

During the lifetime of Gordon Cooper ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.037 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 322,12 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 126,11 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 77,58 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 41,25 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 6,54 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,63 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,92 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,47 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,31 times.

My special birthdays

Der nächste runde Geburtstag von Gordon Cooper wäre der 100. Geburtstag. Er findet am Saturday, den 06.03.2027 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1937 Saturday March 6, 1937 55
18. 1945 Tuesday March 6, 1945 171
20. 1947 Thursday March 6, 1947 210
25. 1952 Thursday March 6, 1952 325
30. 1957 Wednesday March 6, 1957 465
40. 1967 Monday March 6, 1967 820
50. 1977 Sunday March 6, 1977 1275
60. 1987 Friday March 6, 1987 1830
70. 1997 Thursday March 6, 1997 2485
80. 2007 Tuesday March 6, 2007 3240
90. 2017 Monday March 6, 2017 4095
100. 2027 Saturday March 6, 2027 5050
110. 2037 Friday March 6, 2037 6105
120. 2047 Wednesday March 6, 2047 7260
130. 2057 Tuesday March 6, 2057 8515
140. 2067 Sunday March 6, 2067 9870
150. 2077 Saturday March 6, 2077 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
6 • 3 • 1927
Binary:
110 • 11 • 11110000111
Hexadecimal:
6 • 3 • 787
Octal:
6 • 3 • 3607
Roman:
VI • III • MCMXXVII
Morsecode:
−−−−− −···· ·−·−·− −−−−− ···−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ··−−− −−···
Numbers to letters:
ag • ad • bjch
Cross sum:
28
Factor product:
34686
Birthday in words:
six • three • one thousand nine hundred twenty seven

Historical Events

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

May 20, 1927
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from New York to Paris. (Age: 0 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 6, 1927
The Jazz Singer premieres, the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized sound, marking the end of the silent film era. (Age: 0 years and 7 months) 🔗
February 12, 1928
The first long-distance television broadcast is achieved between London and New York by John Logie Baird. (Age: 0 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 27, 1928
The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed, in which 62 nations agree to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. (Age: 1 years and 5 months) 🔗
September 3, 1928
Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, marking the beginning of the antibiotic age. (Age: 1 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

October 24, 1929
Black Thursday, the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, heralds the start of the Great Depression. (Age: 2 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 26, 1930
The Salt Satyagraha begins: Mahatma Gandhi begins a 240-mile march to protest the British salt tax in India. (Age: 2 years and 10 months) 🔗
March 13, 1930
The planet Pluto is officially discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. (Age: 3 years and 0 months) 🔗
September 18, 1931
The Mukden Incident provides the pretext for Japan's invasion of Manchuria, China, marking a key step toward World War II. (Age: 4 years and 6 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 5 years and 2 months) 🔗
January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany, leading to the rapid consolidation of Nazi power and the end of the Weimar Republic. (Age: 5 years and 10 months) 🔗
March 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as U.S. President and begins his "First Hundred Days," launching the New Deal program. (Age: 5 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 19, 1934
The discovery of artificial radioactivity by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie is announced, leading to their Nobel Prize. (Age: 6 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 19, 1934
A German plebiscite votes to merge the offices of President and Chancellor, making Adolf Hitler the sole Führer (leader) of Germany. (Age: 7 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 14, 1935
The Social Security Act is signed into law in the U.S., establishing a system of retirement, unemployment, and welfare benefits. (Age: 8 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

May 6, 1937
The German airship Hindenburg catches fire while landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey, ending the era of commercial airship travel. (Age: 10 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 13, 1937
The Nanking Massacre begins, where Japanese troops brutally murder hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants. (Age: 10 years and 9 months) 🔗
March 12, 1938
The Anschluss: Nazi Germany annexes Austria, violating the Treaty of Versailles. (Age: 11 years and 0 months) 🔗
September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, an act of appeasement that failed to prevent war. (Age: 11 years and 6 months) 🔗
November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurs, a coordinated series of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. (Age: 11 years and 8 months) 🔗
January 5, 1939
The German V-2 rocket program begins under Wernher von Braun, laying the groundwork for later space exploration. (Age: 11 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 23, 1939
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed, a non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, secretly dividing Eastern Europe. (Age: 12 years and 5 months) 🔗
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, officially starting World War II in Europe. (Age: 12 years and 5 months) 🔗
May 10, 1940
Germany launches its invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, initiating the Battle of France. (Age: 13 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 13, 1940
The Battle of Britain begins, a large-scale aerial conflict where the Royal Air Force defends the UK against the German Luftwaffe. (Age: 13 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 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: 20 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 15, 1947
India gains independence from British rule, leading to the partition of British India into India and Pakistan. (Age: 20 years and 5 months) 🔗
May 14, 1948
The State of Israel is formally established, leading immediately to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (Age: 21 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 4, 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established as a system of collective defense against Soviet expansion. (Age: 22 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 1, 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), following the Chinese Civil War. (Age: 22 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 23 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 24 years and 0 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 24 years and 11 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: 26 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 26 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

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: 30 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 4, 1957
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, initiating the Space Race. (Age: 30 years and 6 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: 31 years and 0 months) 🔗
January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 31 years and 9 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: 31 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 32 years and 4 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: 32 years and 7 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: 32 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 33 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 34 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 40 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 40 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 41 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 41 years and 5 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 42 years and 3 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: 42 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 42 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 42 years and 7 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: 43 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 43 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 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: 50 years and 2 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: 51 years and 4 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: 51 years and 6 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 51 years and 10 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: 52 years and 0 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: 52 years and 7 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 52 years and 9 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 53 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 54 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 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: 60 years and 7 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: 60 years and 9 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: 61 years and 9 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: 62 years and 0 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: 62 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 63 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 63 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 63 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 64 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 64 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 70-80 Jahre

June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 70 years and 3 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 70 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 19, 1997
The film "Titanic," directed by James Cameron, is released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time (at that time). (Age: 70 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 10, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, marking a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. (Age: 71 years and 1 months) 🔗
January 1, 1999
The Euro is introduced as an electronic currency in 11 European Union countries. (Age: 71 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 20, 1999
The Columbine High School massacre occurs, shocking the world and sparking debates on gun control and school safety. (Age: 72 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 10, 2000
The dot-com bubble bursts, beginning a period of economic decline for technology and internet-related stocks. (Age: 73 years and 0 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: 74 years and 6 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: 74 years and 7 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: 74 years and 9 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Gordon Cooper

How many birthday candles did Gordon Cooper blow out so far?

» At 77 years, Gordon Cooper has already blown out 3003 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Gordon Cooper be twice as old as today?

» Gordon Cooper ist 28.336 days old today. On 03.05.2082 Gordon Cooper will be twice as old as today. Gordon Cooper will then be 155 Jahre und 1 Monate years old.

When will Gordon Cooper be half as old as today?

» On 19.12.1965 Gordon Cooper was half of age today. Back then Gordon Cooper were 38 Jahre und 9 Monate years old.

When was Gordon Cooper 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 (11.06.1926), we get the 11.06.1926. 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, Gordon Cooper were conceived between 01.06.1926 and 21.06.1926.

How many prime number birthdays has Gordon Cooper had so far?

» At 77 years old, Gordon Cooper has 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).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 77 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 06.03.2038. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Gordon Cooper at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Gordon Cooper was born exactly 26599 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Gordon Cooper was 72 years and 9 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Gordon Cooper is currently 45 years younger (44695 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.

Gordon Cooper has lived 20618 days longer than he/she was dead.

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