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Joseph Beuys

German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921–1986)

Joseph Heinrich Beuys was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism and sociology. With Heinrich Böll, Johannes Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, Beuys created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU). Through his talks and performances, he also formed The Party for Animals and The Organisation for Direct Democracy. He was a member of a Dadaist art movement Fluxus and singularly inspirational in developing of Performance Art, called Kunst Aktionen, alongside Wiener Aktionismus that Allan Kaprow and Carolee Schneemann termed Art Happenings.

Joseph Beuys was born on Thursday, 12. May 1921.
That was day 132 of the year 1921.

Past away on Donnerstag January 23, 1986

Age when dead:
64 Jahre 8 Monate 11 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Monday May 12, 1986

Joseph Beuys is already dead since:
39 Jahre 9 Monate 30 Tage

Joseph Beuys was alive for 23632 days.
Joseph Beuys is already dead for 14548 days.
Difference: 9084 days (24,87 years).

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Joseph Beuys

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Date of Birth: May 12, 1921

Date of Death: January 23, 1986

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Great Generation

Period: 1901 ‐ 1921

At 64 years, Joseph Beuys belongs to the "Great Generation". Well-known figures of this generation include Juan Manuel Fangio, Katherine Johnson und Jesse Owens.

Astrology

Zodiac

♉ Taurus

(April 21, 1921 - May 20, 1921)

Life Number

3

(Fun-loving, optimistic, disciplined)

Zodiac sign

Rooster

(April 21, 1921 - May 20, 1921)

Birthstone

Emerald

(Love, rebirth, wisdom)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Joseph Beuys was born...

2.041.804.800 Seconds
34.030.080 Minutes
567.168 Hours
23.632 Days
3.376 Weeks
1254 Months
64 Years
6.47 Decades
0.65 Centuries

On February 20, 2028 would be Joseph Beuys exactly 39000 days old.
On May 8, 2036 would be Joseph Beuys exactly 6000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 64 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

7.877 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 7.877 hours per day. At your age of 65 years, that equals approximately 7.877 days (21,57 years).

Eat & Drink

985 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 65 years, you have therefore spent approximately 985 days eating. (2,70 years).

Toilet visits

492 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 492 days (1,35 years).

Wait

821 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 821 days (2,25 years).

Laugh

98 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 98 days (0,27 years).

Brush teeth

66 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 66 days (0,18 years).

Work

6.400 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 6.400 days (17,52 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 612.541.440 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.552.256.000 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 510.451.200 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 354.480 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 129 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.545 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) 23.632 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 453 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.165 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 472.640.000.000.000 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 7.799 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.701 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 28.122 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 259 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 85.075 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,12 orbits of the Earth...


... 7,79 moon orbits.


... and 3,99 Mars orbit on foot.



85.075 kilometers means:

3.235 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
633 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
443 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
118 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
3,04 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
83,90 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
7,40 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,87 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,28 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

During the lifetime of Joseph Beuys ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 865 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 268,64 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 105,17 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 64,70 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 34,40 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,46 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,20 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,77 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,39 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,26 times.

My special birthdays

Der nächste runde Geburtstag von Joseph Beuys wäre der 110. Geburtstag. Er findet am Monday, den 12.05.2031 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1931 Tuesday May 12, 1931 55
18. 1939 Friday May 12, 1939 171
20. 1941 Monday May 12, 1941 210
25. 1946 Sunday May 12, 1946 325
30. 1951 Saturday May 12, 1951 465
40. 1961 Friday May 12, 1961 820
50. 1971 Wednesday May 12, 1971 1275
60. 1981 Tuesday May 12, 1981 1830
70. 1991 Sunday May 12, 1991 2485
80. 2001 Saturday May 12, 2001 3240
90. 2011 Thursday May 12, 2011 4095
100. 2021 Wednesday May 12, 2021 5050
110. 2031 Monday May 12, 2031 6105
120. 2041 Sunday May 12, 2041 7260
130. 2051 Friday May 12, 2051 8515
140. 2061 Thursday May 12, 2061 9870
150. 2071 Tuesday May 12, 2071 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
12 • 5 • 1921
Binary:
1100 • 101 • 11110000001
Hexadecimal:
c • 5 • 781
Octal:
14 • 5 • 3601
Roman:
XII • V • MCMXXI
Morsecode:
·−−−− ··−−− ·−·−·− −−−−− ····· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ··−−− ·−−−−
Numbers to letters:
bc • af • bjcb
Cross sum:
21
Factor product:
115260
Birthday in words:
twelve • five • one thousand nine hundred twenty one

Historical Events

How old was Joseph Beuys back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

February 28, 1922
The United Kingdom unilaterally declares Egypt independent, ending the British protectorate. (Age: 0 years and 9 months) 🔗
October 28, 1922
Benito Mussolini and his Fascist party seize power in Italy following the March on Rome. (Age: 1 years and 5 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: 1 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 30, 1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is officially established. (Age: 1 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

October 29, 1923
The Republic of Turkey is proclaimed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. (Age: 2 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 21, 1924
Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and first head of the Soviet Union, dies. (Age: 2 years and 8 months) 🔗
January 24, 1924
The first Winter Olympics take place in Chamonix, France, establishing a new tradition in international sport. (Age: 2 years and 8 months) 🔗
February 23, 1925
The discovery of the Andromeda galaxy as a separate "island universe" outside of the Milky Way is confirmed by Edwin Hubble. (Age: 3 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 10, 1925
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial begins in Tennessee, debating the teaching of evolution in public schools. (Age: 4 years and 1 months) 🔗
July 18, 1925
Adolf Hitler publishes *Mein Kampf*, laying out his political ideology and future plans for Germany. (Age: 4 years and 2 months) 🔗
March 16, 1926
Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, a major milestone in rocketry and future space travel. (Age: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
May 20, 1927
Charles Lindbergh completes the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from New York to Paris. (Age: 6 years and 0 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: 6 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 12, 1928
The first long-distance television broadcast is achieved between London and New York by John Logie Baird. (Age: 6 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

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: 10 years and 4 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 11 years and 0 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: 11 years and 8 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: 11 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 19, 1934
The discovery of artificial radioactivity by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie is announced, leading to their Nobel Prize. (Age: 12 years and 8 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: 13 years and 3 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: 14 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 15, 1935
The Nuremberg Laws are enacted in Germany, institutionalizing racial theories and stripping German Jews of their citizenship. (Age: 14 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 6, 1936
The Winter Olympics open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, followed by the Summer Games in Berlin, used by the Nazis for propaganda. (Age: 14 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 17, 1936
The Spanish Civil War begins with a military coup against the Republican government, leading to three years of brutal conflict. (Age: 15 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

June 22, 1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Age: 20 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 7, 1941
Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to formally enter World War II. (Age: 20 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 4, 1942
The Battle of Midway, a decisive naval victory for the U.S. against Japan, marks a turning point in the Pacific War. (Age: 21 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 23, 1942
The Battle of Stalingrad begins, one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. (Age: 21 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 8, 1943
Italy surrenders to the Allies, though fighting continues as German forces occupy northern Italy. (Age: 22 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 6, 1944
D-Day: Allied forces launch Operation Overlord, landing on the beaches of Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe. (Age: 23 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker as Soviet troops close in. (Age: 23 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 8, 1945
V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day): The Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. (Age: 23 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 6, 1945
The U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, followed by a second bomb on Nagasaki three days later. (Age: 24 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 2, 1945
V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day): Japan formally surrenders, officially ending World War II. (Age: 24 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 30 years and 8 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: 31 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 32 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 32 years and 1 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: 33 years and 0 months) 🔗
July 20, 1954
The Geneva Accords are signed, dividing Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. (Age: 33 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 18, 1955
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist and creator of the theory of relativity, dies at age 76. (Age: 33 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 14, 1955
The Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty, is established by the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries as a counterbalance to NATO. (Age: 34 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (Age: 34 years and 6 months) 🔗
October 23, 1956
The Hungarian Revolution begins, a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and Soviet-imposed policies. (Age: 35 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 40 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 41 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 28, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Age: 42 years and 3 months) 🔗
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Age: 42 years and 6 months) 🔗
July 2, 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. (Age: 43 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 14, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Age: 43 years and 5 months) 🔗
March 7, 1965
The "Bloody Sunday" confrontation occurs during the Selma to Montgomery marches, highlighting the need for voting rights legislation. (Age: 43 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 6, 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed, overcoming legal barriers that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. (Age: 44 years and 2 months) 🔗
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: 45 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 46 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

August 15, 1971
U.S. President Richard Nixon ends the convertibility of the US dollar to gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. (Age: 50 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 17, 1972
Five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, triggering the scandal. (Age: 51 years and 1 months) 🔗
September 5, 1972
The Munich Massacre occurs at the Summer Olympics, where members of the Israeli Olympic team are taken hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorists. (Age: 51 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 27, 1973
The Paris Peace Accords are signed, formally ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 6, 1973
The Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel. (Age: 52 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 17, 1973
OPEC places an oil embargo on nations supporting Israel, triggering the 1973 oil crisis and major economic disruption. (Age: 52 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: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 30, 1975
The Fall of Saigon marks the end of the Vietnam War, with North Vietnamese forces capturing the South Vietnamese capital. (Age: 53 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 54 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 54 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

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: 60 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 12, 1981
IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer (Model 5150), popularizing personal computing for business and home use. (Age: 60 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 2, 1982
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. (Age: 60 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially switches to the TCP/IP protocol, considered the "birth" of the modern Internet. (Age: 61 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 24, 1984
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). (Age: 62 years and 8 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: 63 years and 6 months) 🔗
March 11, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initiating policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. (Age: 63 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 64 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: 64 years and 3 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Joseph Beuys

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Joseph Beuys blow out so far?

» At 64 years, Joseph Beuys has already blown out 2080 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Joseph Beuys be twice as old as today?

» Joseph Beuys ist 23.632 days old today. On 06.10.2050 Joseph Beuys will be twice as old as today. Joseph Beuys will then be 129 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When will Joseph Beuys be half as old as today?

» On 17.09.1953 Joseph Beuys was half of age today. Back then Joseph Beuys were 32 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When was Joseph Beuys 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 (17.08.1920), we get the 17.08.1920. 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, Joseph Beuys were conceived between 07.08.1920 and 27.08.1920.

How many prime number birthdays has Joseph Beuys had so far?

» At 64 years old, Joseph Beuys has already celebrated 18 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 64 years, you've already celebrated 5 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55). 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 12.05.2032. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Joseph Beuys at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Joseph Beuys was born exactly 28723 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Joseph Beuys was 78 years and 7 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Joseph Beuys is currently 58 years younger (44712 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.

Joseph Beuys has lived 9084 days longer than he/she was dead.

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