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Haile Gebrselassie
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Haile Gebrselassie

Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. He is considered to be one of the greatest long distance runners of all time.

Haile Gebrselassie was born on Wednesday, April 18, 1973.
It was the 108. day of the year 1973.

Age:
52 Years 7 Months 4 Days

Next birthday: Saturday April 18, 2026

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Did you know? Haile Gebrselassie is ...

Generation X

Period: 1965 ‐ 1979

At 52 years, Haile Gebrselassie belongs to the "Generation X". Well-known figures of this generation include Wigald Boning, Catherine Zeta-Jones und Thomas Pesquet.

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

Astrology

Zodiac

♈ Aries

(March 21, 1973 - April 20, 1973)

Life Number

6

(Perfectionist, creative, ambitious)

Zodiac sign

Ox

(March 21, 1973 - April 20, 1973)

Birthstone

Diamond

(Strength, purity, eternity)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Haile Gebrselassie was born...

1.659.879.444 Seconds
27.664.657 Minutes
461.077 Hours
19.211 Days
2.744 Weeks
631 Months
52 Years
5.26 Decades
0.53 Centuries

On January 20, 2028 Haile Gebrselassie will be exactly 20000 days old.
On October 16, 2030 Haile Gebrselassie will be exactly 3000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 52 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

6.404 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 6.404 hours per day. At your age of 53 years, that equals approximately 6.404 days (17,53 years).

Eat & Drink

800 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 53 years, you have therefore spent approximately 800 days eating. (2,19 years).

Toilet visits

400 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 400 days (1,10 years).

Wait

667 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 667 days (1,83 years).

Laugh

80 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 80 days (0,22 years).

Brush teeth

53 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 53 days (0,15 years).

Work

5.203 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 5.203 days (14,24 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 497.963.833 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.074.849.305 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 414.969.861 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 288.174 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 105 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.882 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) 19.212 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 368 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 947 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 384.231.352.777.778 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 6.340 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.196 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 22.862 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 210 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

Always on the move

According to statistical averages, you have walked 69.162 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,73 orbits of the Earth...


... 6,34 moon orbits.


... and 3,24 Mars orbit on foot.



69.162 kilometers means:

2.630 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
515 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
360 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
96 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,47 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
68,21 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
6,01 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,33 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,23 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

Since the birth of Haile Gebrselassie ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 703 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 218,38 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 85,50 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 52,60 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 27,96 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 4,44 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,79 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,63 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,32 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,21 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung

Du hast noch einiges vor dir



Die Lebenserwartung von Haile Gebrselassie zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 67% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 18. Oct 2051 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 25 Jahren.

67%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 70 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 52 Jahren hat Haile Gebrselassie die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Gorilla.


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 Haile Gebrselassie ist der 60. Geburtstag. Er findet am Monday, den 18.04.2033 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1983 Monday April 18, 1983 55
18. 1991 Thursday April 18, 1991 171
20. 1993 Sunday April 18, 1993 210
25. 1998 Saturday April 18, 1998 325
30. 2003 Friday April 18, 2003 465
40. 2013 Thursday April 18, 2013 820
50. 2023 Tuesday April 18, 2023 1275
60. 2033 Monday April 18, 2033 1830
70. 2043 Saturday April 18, 2043 2485
80. 2053 Friday April 18, 2053 3240
90. 2063 Wednesday April 18, 2063 4095
100. 2073 Tuesday April 18, 2073 5050
110. 2083 Sunday April 18, 2083 6105
120. 2093 Saturday April 18, 2093 7260
130. 2103 Wednesday April 18, 2103 8515
140. 2113 Tuesday April 18, 2113 9870
150. 2123 Sunday April 18, 2123 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
18 • 4 • 1973
Binary:
10010 • 100 • 11110110101
Hexadecimal:
12 • 4 • 7b5
Octal:
22 • 4 • 3665
Roman:
XVIII • IV • MCMLXXIII
Morsecode:
·−−−− −−−·· ·−·−·− −−−−− ····− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −−··· ···−−
Numbers to letters:
bi • ae • bjhd
Cross sum:
33
Factor product:
142056
Birthday in words:
eighteen • four • one thousand nine hundred seventy three

Historical Events

How old was Haile Gebrselassie back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

October 6, 1973
The Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel. (Age: 0 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 17, 1973
OPEC places an oil embargo on nations supporting Israel, triggering the 1973 oil crisis and major economic disruption. (Age: 0 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 9, 1974
Richard Nixon resigns as U.S. President following the Watergate scandal, the only U.S. President ever to do so. (Age: 1 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

April 30, 1975
The Fall of Saigon marks the end of the Vietnam War, with North Vietnamese forces capturing the South Vietnamese capital. (Age: 2 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 2 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 2 years and 11 months) 🔗
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: 4 years and 1 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: 5 years and 3 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: 5 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 5 years and 9 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: 5 years and 11 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: 6 years and 6 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 6 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

January 24, 1984
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). (Age: 10 years and 9 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: 11 years and 7 months) 🔗
March 11, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initiating policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. (Age: 11 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 12 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 1, 1985
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is discovered by a joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard. (Age: 12 years and 4 months) 🔗
January 28, 1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. (Age: 12 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 26, 1986
A catastrophic nuclear accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine, the worst nuclear disaster in history. (Age: 13 years and 0 months) 🔗
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: 14 years and 6 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: 14 years and 7 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: 15 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

September 13, 1993
The Oslo I Accord, the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is signed. (Age: 20 years and 4 months) 🔗
April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 20 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 27, 1994
South Africa holds its first multiracial general election, marking the end of Apartheid. Nelson Mandela is elected President. (Age: 21 years and 0 months) 🔗
May 6, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, linking the United Kingdom and France, is officially opened. (Age: 21 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 19, 1995
A domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (Age: 22 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 9, 1995
Netscape Communications holds its initial public offering (IPO), marking the start of the dot-com boom. (Age: 22 years and 3 months) 🔗
August 24, 1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95, a major step in personal computing with its new graphical user interface. (Age: 22 years and 4 months) 🔗
July 5, 1996
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, is born. (Age: 23 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 24 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 24 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

February 4, 2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches "The Facebook," initially limited to Harvard students, which later becomes the global social media giant. (Age: 30 years and 9 months) 🔗
December 26, 2004
The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami devastates coastal regions across 14 countries, killing over 230,000 people. (Age: 31 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing massive damage and flooding in New Orleans, leading to major government criticism. (Age: 32 years and 4 months) 🔗
March 21, 2006
Twitter is founded, allowing users to share short messages, quickly becoming a major platform for real-time communication. (Age: 32 years and 11 months) 🔗
November 4, 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq, is executed after being convicted of crimes against humanity. (Age: 33 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 9, 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone, fundamentally changing the mobile phone and personal computing industries. (Age: 33 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 19, 2007
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates in response to the looming subprime mortgage crisis. (Age: 34 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 35 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is successfully started at CERN. (Age: 35 years and 4 months) 🔗
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, marking the height of the global financial crisis. (Age: 35 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

March 16, 2014
Russia annexes Crimea following a controversial referendum, leading to international sanctions and escalating geopolitical tensions. (Age: 40 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 14, 2015
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performs a flyby of Pluto, providing the first detailed images and data of the dwarf planet. (Age: 42 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 12, 2015
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change mitigation, is adopted by consensus by 196 parties. (Age: 42 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 23, 2016
The UK votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, an event widely known as Brexit. (Age: 43 years and 2 months) 🔗
November 8, 2016
Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton in a major political upset. (Age: 43 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 3, 2017
Qatar is boycotted by several Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, escalating a major diplomatic crisis in the Middle East. (Age: 44 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 5, 2017
The first known use of the hashtag #MeToo occurs in a widespread social media campaign against sexual harassment and assault. (Age: 44 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 14, 2018
The U.S., UK, and France launch missile strikes in Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. (Age: 44 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 45 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 46 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

June 18, 2023
The Titan submersible implosion occurs during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people aboard and sparking international media attention. (Age: 50 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 7, 2023
Hamas launches a surprise attack on Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and taking hostages, triggering the Israel–Hamas war. (Age: 50 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 1, 2024
The BRICS group of nations officially welcomes five new member states: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, signaling a shift in global political alignment. (Age: 50 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 26, 2024
The Summer Olympics open in Paris, France, marking the third time the city has hosted the modern games. (Age: 51 years and 3 months) 🔗
August 1, 2024
A significant heatwave impacts Europe, leading to record temperatures, health warnings, and increased public awareness of climate change severity. (Age: 51 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 7, 2024
NASA's Artemis 2 crew capsule is rolled out for final launch preparations, aiming for a crewed flyby of the Moon. (Age: 51 years and 4 months) 🔗
November 5, 2024
The U.S. holds its presidential election, resulting in the election of a new president or the re-election of the incumbent, shaping global politics for the next four years. (Age: 51 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 1, 2025
A global focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) intensifies as capabilities continue to advance, raising major ethical and economic policy debates worldwide. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Haile Gebrselassie

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Haile Gebrselassie blow out so far?

» At 52 years, Haile Gebrselassie has already blown out 1378 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Haile Gebrselassie be twice as old as today?

» Haile Gebrselassie ist 19.211 days old today. On 28.06.2078 Haile Gebrselassie will be twice as old as today. Haile Gebrselassie will then be 105 Jahre und 2 Monate years old.

When will Haile Gebrselassie be half as old as today?

» On 05.08.1999 Haile Gebrselassie was half of age today. Back then Haile Gebrselassie were 26 Jahre und 3 Monate years old.

When was Haile Gebrselassie 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 (24.07.1972), we get the 24.07.1972. 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, Haile Gebrselassie were conceived between 14.07.1972 and 03.08.1972.

How many prime number birthdays has Haile Gebrselassie had so far?

» At 52 years old, Haile Gebrselassie has already celebrated 15 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 52 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 18.04.2084. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Haile Gebrselassie at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Haile Gebrselassie was born exactly 9754 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Haile Gebrselassie was 26 years and 8 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Haile Gebrselassie is currently 70 years younger (44719 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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