John D. Rockefeller
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John D. Rockefeller

American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest persons in modern history. Rockefeller was born into a large family in Upstate New York who moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio. He became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897 and remained its largest shareholder. In his retirement, he focused his energy and wealth on philanthropy, especially regarding education, medicine, higher education, and modernizing the Southern United States.

John D. Rockefeller was born on Monday, 08. July 1839.
That was day 189 of the year 1839.

Past away on Sonntag May 23, 1937

Age when dead:
97 Jahre 10 Monate 15 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Thursday July 8, 1937

John D. Rockefeller is already dead since:
88 Jahre 11 Monate 1 Tage

John D. Rockefeller was alive for 35748 days.
John D. Rockefeller is already dead for 32478 days.
Difference: 3270 days (8,95 years).

John D. Rockefeller has the same birthday like
Milo Ventimiglia, Maya Hawke and Walter Scheel

The death date of John D. Rockefeller is the birthday of
Nadja Uhl, John Bardeen and Thomas Reiter

Birthday Fun Facts



  • The day 08 of month July 1839 was the 38th day of Summer (meteorological). The day 08 of month July 1839 was the 18th day of Summer (astronomical).
  • Age 97 The number 97 represents the element Berkelium in the Periodic table of elements.
    Berkelium is an actinide, often radioactive and important in nuclear science.
  • Since you visited this page, people have been born. In total there are people born today. They all celebrate the same birthday as you.

Who has the same birthday as John D. Rockefeller?


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Did you know? John D. Rockefeller is ...

Astrology

Zodiac

♋ Cancer

(June 22, 1839 - July 22, 1839)

Zodiac sign

Pig

(June 22, 1839 - July 22, 1839)

Life Number

9

(Optimistic, helpful, and mysterious)

Birthstone

Ruby

(Passion, protection, prosperity)

Age in absolute numbers

3.088.626.808 Seconds
51.477.113 Minutes
857.951 Hours
35.747 Days
5.106 Weeks
2241 Months
97 Years
9.79 Decades
0.98 Centuries

On June 6, 2028 would be John D. Rockefeller exactly 69000 days old.
On March 3, 2031 would be John D. Rockefeller exactly 10000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

With 97 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

11.916 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 11.916 hours per day. At your age of 98 years, that equals approximately 11.916 days (32,62 years).

Eat & Drink

1.490 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 98 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.490 days eating. (4,08 years).

Toilet visits

745 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 745 days (2,04 years).

Wait

1.241 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 1.241 days (3,40 years).

Laugh

149 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 149 days (0,41 years).

Brush teeth

99 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 99 days (0,27 years).

Work

9.682 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 9.682 days (26,51 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 926.588.042 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 3.860.783.510 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 772.156.702 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 536.220 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 196 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 5.362 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) 35.748 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 685 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.762 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 714.959.909.259.259 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 11.797 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 4.085 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 42.540 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 391 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 128.693 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 3,21 orbits of the Earth...


... 11,79 moon orbits.


... and 6,03 Mars orbit on foot.



128.693 kilometers means:

4.894 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
958 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
670 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
179 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
7 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
4,60 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
126,92 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
11,19 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

4,34 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,43 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

During the lifetime of John D. Rockefeller ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 1.308 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 406,37 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 159,09 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 97,87 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 52,04 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 8,26 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 3,32 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 1,16 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,59 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,39 times.

Special birthdays

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1849 Sunday July 8, 1849 55
18. 1857 Wednesday July 8, 1857 171
20. 1859 Friday July 8, 1859 210
25. 1864 Friday July 8, 1864 325
30. 1869 Thursday July 8, 1869 465
40. 1879 Tuesday July 8, 1879 820
50. 1889 Monday July 8, 1889 1275
60. 1899 Saturday July 8, 1899 1830
70. 1909 Thursday July 8, 1909 2485
80. 1919 Tuesday July 8, 1919 3240
90. 1929 Monday July 8, 1929 4095
100. 1939 Saturday July 8, 1939 5050
110. 1949 Friday July 8, 1949 6105
120. 1959 Wednesday July 8, 1959 7260
130. 1969 Tuesday July 8, 1969 8515
140. 1979 Sunday July 8, 1979 9870
150. 1989 Saturday July 8, 1989 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
8 • 7 • 1839
Binary:
1000 • 111 • 11100101111
Hexadecimal:
8 • 7 • 72f
Octal:
10 • 7 • 3457
Roman:
VIII • VII • MDCCCXXXIX
Morsecode:
−−−−− −−−·· ·−·−·− −−−−− −−··· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−·· ···−− −−−−·
Numbers to letters:
ai • ah • bidj
Cross sum:
36
Factor product:
102984
Birthday in words:
eight • seven • one thousand eight hundred thirty nine

Historical Events

Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

November 3, 1839
First Opium War (Age: 0 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

January 1, 1845
Great Irish Famine (Age: 5 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 25, 1846
Mexican–American War (Age: 6 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 22, 1848
Revolutions of 1848 (Age: 8 years and 7 months) 🔗
July 19, 1848
Seneca Falls Convention (Age: 9 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

October 24, 1853
Crimean War (Age: 14 years and 3 months) 🔗
May 10, 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857 (Age: 17 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

November 24, 1859
Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species (Age: 20 years and 4 months) 🔗
April 12, 1861
American Civil War (Age: 21 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 1, 1863
Emancipation Proclamation (Age: 23 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 22, 1864
First Geneva Convention (Age: 25 years and 1 months) 🔗
July 3, 1866
Austro-Prussian War (Age: 26 years and 11 months) 🔗
February 8, 1867
Austro-Hungarian Compromise (Age: 27 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

July 19, 1870
Franco-Prussian War (Age: 31 years and 0 months) 🔗
January 18, 1871
German Empire Proclaimed (Age: 31 years and 6 months) 🔗
March 18, 1871
Paris Commune (Age: 31 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 7, 1876
Telephone Invented (Bell) (Age: 36 years and 7 months) 🔗
December 6, 1877
Phonograph Invented (Edison) (Age: 38 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

October 21, 1879
Edison invents the light bulb (Age: 40 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 13, 1881
Assassination of Tsar Alexander II (Age: 41 years and 8 months) 🔗
May 20, 1882
Triple Alliance formed (Age: 42 years and 10 months) 🔗
November 15, 1884
Berlin Conference (Age: 45 years and 4 months) 🔗
January 29, 1885
First Automobile (Benz) (Age: 45 years and 6 months) 🔗
May 4, 1886
Haymarket Affair (Age: 46 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 31, 1888
Jack the Ripper murders (Age: 49 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 31, 1889
Eiffel Tower completed (Age: 49 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

December 29, 1890
Wounded Knee Massacre (Age: 51 years and 5 months) 🔗
September 19, 1893
New Zealand grants women the vote (Age: 54 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 1, 1894
First Sino-Japanese War (Age: 55 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 6, 1896
First modern Olympic Games (Age: 56 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 21, 1898
Spanish–American War (Age: 58 years and 9 months) 🔗
May 29, 1899
Hague Convention (Age: 59 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 80-90 Jahre

January 16, 1920
Prohibition begins in the United States with the 18th Amendment, banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. (Age: 80 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 18, 1920
The 19th Amendment is ratified, granting women the right to vote across the United States. (Age: 81 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 12, 1921
The Soviet Union adopts the New Economic Policy (NEP), allowing some private enterprise to boost the post-war economy. (Age: 81 years and 8 months) 🔗
February 28, 1922
The United Kingdom unilaterally declares Egypt independent, ending the British protectorate. (Age: 82 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 28, 1922
Benito Mussolini and his Fascist party seize power in Italy following the March on Rome. (Age: 83 years and 3 months) 🔗
November 4, 1922
Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, sparking a global frenzy for archaeology. (Age: 83 years and 3 months) 🔗
December 30, 1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is officially established. (Age: 83 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 29, 1923
The Republic of Turkey is proclaimed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. (Age: 84 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 21, 1924
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first head of the Soviet Union, dies. (Age: 84 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 24, 1924
The first Winter Olympics take place in Chamonix, France, establishing a new tradition in international sport. (Age: 84 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 90-100 Jahre

October 24, 1929
Black Thursday, the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, heralds the start of the Great Depression. (Age: 90 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 26, 1930
The Salt Satyagraha begins: Mahatma Gandhi begins a 240-mile march to protest the British salt tax in India. (Age: 90 years and 6 months) 🔗
March 13, 1930
The planet Pluto is officially discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. (Age: 90 years and 8 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: 92 years and 2 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 92 years and 10 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: 93 years and 6 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: 93 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 19, 1934
The discovery of artificial radioactivity by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie is announced, leading to their Nobel Prize. (Age: 94 years and 6 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: 95 years and 1 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: 96 years and 1 months) 🔗

Birthday-FAQ for John D. Rockefeller

How many birthday candles did John D. Rockefeller blow out so far?

» At 97 years, John D. Rockefeller has already blown out 4753 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will John D. Rockefeller be twice as old as today?

» John D. Rockefeller ist 35.747 days old today. On 05.04.2035 John D. Rockefeller will be twice as old as today. John D. Rockefeller will then be 195 Jahre und 8 Monate years old.

When will John D. Rockefeller be half as old as today?

» On 13.06.1888 John D. Rockefeller was half of age today. Back then John D. Rockefeller were 48 Jahre und 11 Monate years old.

When was John D. Rockefeller 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 (13.10.1838), we get the 13.10.1838. 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, John D. Rockefeller were conceived between 03.10.1838 and 23.10.1838.

How many prime number birthdays has John D. Rockefeller had so far?

» At 97 years old, John D. Rockefeller has already celebrated 25 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 97 years, you've already celebrated 8 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88). 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 08.07.1950. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was John D. Rockefeller at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» John D. Rockefeller was born exactly 58616 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, John D. Rockefeller was 160 years and 5 months old.

Oldest person in the world

John D. Rockefeller is currently 25 years younger (44709 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.

John D. Rockefeller has lived 3270 days longer than he/she was dead.

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