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Mark Shuttleworth

South African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station

Mark Richard Shuttleworth is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux operating system. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist. He holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom. As of 2020, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated Shuttleworth's worth at £500 million.

Mark Shuttleworth was born on Tuesday, September 18, 1973.
It was the 261. day of the year 1973.

Age:
52 Years 2 Months 4 Days

Next birthday: Friday September 18, 2026

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Date of Birth: September 18, 1973
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Did you know? Mark Shuttleworth is ...

Generation X

Period: 1965 ‐ 1979

At 52 years, Mark Shuttleworth belongs to the "Generation X". Well-known figures of this generation include Kristin Davis, Wes Anderson und Kaya Yanar.

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

Astrology

Zodiac

♍ Virgo

(August 24, 1973 - September 23, 1973)

Life Number

2

(Unstable, loving, family-oriented)

Zodiac sign

Ox

(August 24, 1973 - September 23, 1973)

Birthstone

Sapphire

(Wisdom, loyalty, nobility)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Mark Shuttleworth was born...

1.646.657.903 Seconds
27.444.298 Minutes
457.404 Hours
19.058 Days
2.722 Weeks
626 Months
52 Years
5.22 Decades
0.52 Centuries

On June 21, 2028 Mark Shuttleworth will be exactly 20000 days old.
On March 18, 2031 Mark Shuttleworth 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

6.353 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 6.353 hours per day. At your age of 52 years, that equals approximately 6.353 days (17,39 years).

Eat & Drink

794 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 52 years, you have therefore spent approximately 794 days eating. (2,17 years).

Toilet visits

397 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 397 days (1,09 years).

Wait

662 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 662 days (1,81 years).

Laugh

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).

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 (0,14 years).

Work

5.162 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 5.162 days (14,13 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 493.997.371 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.058.322.379 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 411.664.476 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 285.878 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 104 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.859 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) 19.059 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 365 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 939 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 381.170.810.879.630 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 6.289 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.178 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 22.680 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 209 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 68.611 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,71 orbits of the Earth...


... 6,29 moon orbits.


... and 3,21 Mars orbit on foot.



68.611 kilometers means:

2.609 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
510 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
357 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
95 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,45 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
67,66 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
5,97 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,32 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 Mark Shuttleworth ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 698 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 216,64 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 84,81 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 52,18 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 27,74 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 4,40 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,77 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,62 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 Mark Shuttleworth zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 66.5% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 18. Mar 2052 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 26 Jahren.

66.5%

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 Mark Shuttleworth 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 Mark Shuttleworth ist der 60. Geburtstag. Er findet am Sunday, den 18.09.2033 statt.

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

Other Number systems

Decimal:
18 • 9 • 1973
Binary:
10010 • 1001 • 11110110101
Hexadecimal:
12 • 9 • 7b5
Octal:
22 • 11 • 3665
Roman:
XVIII • IX • MCMLXXIII
Morsecode:
·−−−− −−−·· ·−·−·− −−−−− −−−−· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −−··· ···−−
Numbers to letters:
bi • aj • bjhd
Cross sum:
38
Factor product:
319626
Birthday in words:
eighteen • nine • one thousand nine hundred seventy three

Historical Events

How old was Mark Shuttleworth 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 0 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 0 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: 0 years and 10 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: 1 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 1 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 2 years and 6 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: 3 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: 4 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: 4 years and 11 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 5 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: 5 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: 6 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 6 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: 6 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 7 years and 2 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 4 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 2 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 5 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 11 years and 9 months) 🔗
September 1, 1985
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is discovered by a joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard. (Age: 11 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 28, 1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. (Age: 12 years and 4 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: 12 years and 7 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 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: 14 years and 2 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 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 20 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 27, 1994
South Africa holds its first multiracial general election, marking the end of Apartheid. Nelson Mandela is elected President. (Age: 20 years and 7 months) 🔗
May 6, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, linking the United Kingdom and France, is officially opened. (Age: 20 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 19, 1995
A domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (Age: 21 years and 7 months) 🔗
August 9, 1995
Netscape Communications holds its initial public offering (IPO), marking the start of the dot-com boom. (Age: 21 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 24, 1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95, a major step in personal computing with its new graphical user interface. (Age: 21 years and 11 months) 🔗
July 5, 1996
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, is born. (Age: 22 years and 9 months) 🔗
June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 23 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 23 years and 11 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: 24 years and 3 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 4 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 3 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: 31 years and 11 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 6 months) 🔗
November 4, 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq, is executed after being convicted of crimes against humanity. (Age: 33 years and 1 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 3 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 3 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 34 years and 10 months) 🔗
September 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is successfully started at CERN. (Age: 34 years and 11 months) 🔗
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, marking the height of the global financial crisis. (Age: 34 years and 11 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 5 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: 41 years and 9 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 2 months) 🔗
June 23, 2016
The UK votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, an event widely known as Brexit. (Age: 42 years and 9 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 1 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: 43 years and 8 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 0 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 6 months) 🔗
April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 45 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 45 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

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 0 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 3 months) 🔗
July 26, 2024
The Summer Olympics open in Paris, France, marking the third time the city has hosted the modern games. (Age: 50 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 1, 2024
A significant heatwave impacts Europe, leading to record temperatures, health warnings, and increased public awareness of climate change severity. (Age: 50 years and 10 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: 50 years and 11 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 1 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 3 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Mark Shuttleworth

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Mark Shuttleworth blow out so far?

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

When will Mark Shuttleworth be twice as old as today?

» Mark Shuttleworth ist 19.058 days old today. On 26.01.2078 Mark Shuttleworth will be twice as old as today. Mark Shuttleworth will then be 104 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When will Mark Shuttleworth be half as old as today?

» On 21.10.1999 Mark Shuttleworth was half of age today. Back then Mark Shuttleworth were 26 Jahre und 1 Monate years old.

When was Mark Shuttleworth 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 (24.12.1972), we get the 24.12.1972. 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, Mark Shuttleworth were conceived between 14.12.1972 and 03.01.1973.

How many prime number birthdays has Mark Shuttleworth had so far?

» At 52 years old, Mark Shuttleworth 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 18.09.2084. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Mark Shuttleworth at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Mark Shuttleworth was born exactly 9601 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Mark Shuttleworth was 26 years and 3 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Mark Shuttleworth 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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