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Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

Melanie Jayne Lynskey is a New Zealand actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women and her command of American accents, she works predominantly in independent films and television. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Critics' Choice Awards and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Melanie Lynskey was born on Monday, May 16, 1977.
It was the 136. day of the year 1977.

Age:
48 Years 6 Months 6 Days

Next birthday: Saturday May 16, 2026

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Did you know? Melanie Lynskey is ...

Generation X

Period: 1965 ‐ 1979

At 48 years, Melanie Lynskey belongs to the "Generation X". Well-known figures of this generation include Vincent Cassel, Jon Hamm und Aitor Karanka.

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

Astrology

Zodiac

♉ Taurus

(April 21, 1977 - May 20, 1977)

Life Number

9

(Optimistic, helpful, and mysterious)

Zodiac sign

Snake

(April 21, 1977 - May 20, 1977)

Birthstone

Emerald

(Love, rebirth, wisdom)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Melanie Lynskey was born...

1.531.230.272 Seconds
25.520.504 Minutes
425.341 Hours
17.722 Days
2.531 Weeks
582 Months
48 Years
4.85 Decades
0.49 Centuries

On August 27, 2026 Melanie Lynskey will be exactly 18000 days old.
On November 13, 2034 Melanie Lynskey 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 48 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

5.907 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 5.907 hours per day. At your age of 49 years, that equals approximately 5.907 days (16,17 years).

Eat & Drink

738 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 49 years, you have therefore spent approximately 738 days eating. (2,02 years).

Toilet visits

369 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 369 days (1,01 years).

Wait

615 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 615 days (1,68 years).

Laugh

74 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 74 days (0,20 years).

Brush teeth

49 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 49 days (0,13 years).

Work

4.800 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 4.800 days (13,14 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 459.369.082 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 1.914.037.840 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 382.807.568 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 265.839 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 97 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.658 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) 17.723 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 340 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 873 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 354.451.451.851.852 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 5.848 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.025 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 21.090 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 194 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 63.801 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,59 orbits of the Earth...


... 5,84 moon orbits.


... and 2,99 Mars orbit on foot.



63.801 kilometers means:

2.426 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
475 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
332 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
89 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
3 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,28 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
62,92 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
5,55 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,15 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,21 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

Since the birth of Melanie Lynskey ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 649 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 201,46 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 78,87 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 48,52 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 25,80 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 4,09 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,65 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,58 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,29 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,20 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung

Du hast noch einiges vor dir



Die Lebenserwartung von Melanie Lynskey zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 61.8% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 16. Nov 2055 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 29 Jahren.

61.8%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 74 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 48 Jahren hat Melanie Lynskey die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Grizzly bear.


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 Melanie Lynskey ist der 50. Geburtstag. Er findet am Sunday, den 16.05.2027 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1987 Saturday May 16, 1987 55
18. 1995 Tuesday May 16, 1995 171
20. 1997 Friday May 16, 1997 210
25. 2002 Thursday May 16, 2002 325
30. 2007 Wednesday May 16, 2007 465
40. 2017 Tuesday May 16, 2017 820
50. 2027 Sunday May 16, 2027 1275
60. 2037 Saturday May 16, 2037 1830
70. 2047 Thursday May 16, 2047 2485
80. 2057 Wednesday May 16, 2057 3240
90. 2067 Monday May 16, 2067 4095
100. 2077 Sunday May 16, 2077 5050
110. 2087 Friday May 16, 2087 6105
120. 2097 Thursday May 16, 2097 7260
130. 2107 Monday May 16, 2107 8515
140. 2117 Sunday May 16, 2117 9870
150. 2127 Friday May 16, 2127 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
16 • 5 • 1977
Binary:
10000 • 101 • 11110111001
Hexadecimal:
10 • 5 • 7b9
Octal:
20 • 5 • 3671
Roman:
XVI • V • MCMLXXVII
Morsecode:
·−−−− −···· ·−·−·− −−−−− ····· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −−··· −−···
Numbers to letters:
bg • af • bjhh
Cross sum:
36
Factor product:
158160
Birthday in words:
sixteen • five • one thousand nine hundred seventy seven

Historical Events

How old was Melanie Lynskey back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 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: 0 years and 0 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: 1 years and 2 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: 1 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 1 years and 8 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: 1 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

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: 2 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 2 years and 7 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 3 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 3 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 3 years and 10 months) 🔗
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: 4 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 12, 1981
IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer (Model 5150), popularizing personal computing for business and home use. (Age: 4 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 2, 1982
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. (Age: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially switches to the TCP/IP protocol, considered the "birth" of the modern Internet. (Age: 5 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: 6 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 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: 10 years and 5 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: 10 years and 6 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: 11 years and 7 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: 11 years and 10 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: 12 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 12 years and 11 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 13 years and 4 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 13 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 14 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 14 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 20 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 20 years and 3 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: 20 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 10, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, marking a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. (Age: 20 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 1, 1999
The Euro is introduced as an electronic currency in 11 European Union countries. (Age: 21 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 20, 1999
The Columbine High School massacre occurs, shocking the world and sparking debates on gun control and school safety. (Age: 21 years and 11 months) 🔗
March 10, 2000
The dot-com bubble bursts, beginning a period of economic decline for technology and internet-related stocks. (Age: 22 years and 9 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: 24 years and 3 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: 24 years and 4 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: 24 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

December 19, 2007
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates in response to the looming subprime mortgage crisis. (Age: 30 years and 7 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 31 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is successfully started at CERN. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, marking the height of the global financial crisis. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
November 4, 2008
Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the office. (Age: 31 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 3, 2009
The first block of the blockchain for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is mined, marking the birth of decentralized digital currency. (Age: 31 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 25, 2009
Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," dies at age 50, leading to a massive global outpouring of grief and media coverage. (Age: 32 years and 1 months) 🔗
January 12, 2010
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, causing catastrophic damage and a massive humanitarian crisis. (Age: 32 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 20, 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest marine oil spill in history. (Age: 32 years and 11 months) 🔗
December 17, 2010
Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolates in Tunisia, triggering the Tunisian Revolution and eventually the wider Arab Spring uprisings. (Age: 33 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

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: 40 years and 0 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: 40 years and 4 months) 🔗
April 14, 2018
The U.S., UK, and France launch missile strikes in Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. (Age: 40 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 41 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 42 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 31, 2019
China informs the World Health Organization of a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause in Wuhan, later identified as COVID-19. (Age: 42 years and 7 months) 🔗
March 11, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic, leading to worldwide lockdowns and economic disruption. (Age: 42 years and 9 months) 🔗
May 25, 2020
George Floyd is murdered by police in Minneapolis, igniting mass global protests and strengthening the Black Lives Matter movement against racial injustice. (Age: 43 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 2, 2020
The UK becomes the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) for widespread use, beginning the global vaccination effort. (Age: 43 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 6, 2021
The U.S. Capitol is stormed by supporters of President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. (Age: 43 years and 7 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Melanie Lynskey

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Melanie Lynskey blow out so far?

» At 48 years, Melanie Lynskey has already blown out 1176 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Melanie Lynskey be twice as old as today?

» Melanie Lynskey ist 17.722 days old today. On 31.05.2074 Melanie Lynskey will be twice as old as today. Melanie Lynskey will then be 97 Jahre und 0 Monate years old.

When will Melanie Lynskey be half as old as today?

» On 19.08.2001 Melanie Lynskey was half of age today. Back then Melanie Lynskey were 24 Jahre und 3 Monate years old.

When was Melanie Lynskey 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 (21.08.1976), we get the 21.08.1976. 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, Melanie Lynskey were conceived between 11.08.1976 and 31.08.1976.

How many prime number birthdays has Melanie Lynskey had so far?

» At 48 years old, Melanie Lynskey 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 48 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 16.05.2088. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Melanie Lynskey at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Melanie Lynskey was born exactly 8265 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Melanie Lynskey was 22 years and 7 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Melanie Lynskey is currently 74 years younger (44717 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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