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Michael Foale
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Michael Foale

British-American astrophysicist and former NASA astronaut

Colin Michael Foale is a British-American astrophysicist and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space missions, and is the only NASA astronaut to have flown extended missions aboard both Mir and the International Space Station. He was the second Briton in space and the first to perform a space walk. Until 17 April 2008, he held the record for most time spent in space by a US citizen: 374 days, 11 hours, 19 minutes, and as of 2024 he held the cumulative-time-in-space record for a British citizen.

Michael Foale was born on Sunday, January 6, 1957.
It was the 6. day of the year 1957.

Age:
68 Years 10 Months 16 Days

Next birthday: Tuesday January 6, 2026

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Did you know? Michael Foale is ...

Generation Baby Boomer

Period: 1956 ‐ 1964

At 68 years, Michael Foale belongs to the "Generation of Baby Boomer". Well-known figures of this generation include Helen Hunt, Sandra und Chris Hadfield.

The Baby Boomers are a large generation that emerged from the birth boom after World War II.

Astrology

Zodiac

♑ Capricorn

(December 22, 1957 - January 20, 1957)

Life Number

2

(Unstable, loving, family-oriented)

Zodiac sign

Rooster

(December 22, 1957 - January 20, 1957)

Birthstone

Garnet

(Protection, vitality, love)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Michael Foale was born...

2.173.623.221 Seconds
36.227.053 Minutes
603.784 Hours
25.157 Days
3.593 Weeks
826 Months
68 Years
6.89 Decades
0.69 Centuries

On March 14, 2028 Michael Foale will be exactly 26000 days old.
On September 4, 2033 Michael Foale will be exactly 4000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 68 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

8.386 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 8.386 hours per day. At your age of 69 years, that equals approximately 8.386 days (22,96 years).

Eat & Drink

1.048 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 69 years, you have therefore spent approximately 1.048 days eating. (2,87 years).

Toilet visits

524 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 524 days (1,43 years).

Wait

874 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 874 days (2,39 years).

Laugh

105 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 105 days (0,29 years).

Brush teeth

70 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 70 days (0,19 years).

Work

6.813 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 6.813 days (18,65 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 652.086.966 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.717.029.026 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 543.405.805 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 377.365 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 138 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.774 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) 25.158 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 482 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.240 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 503.153.523.379.630 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 8.302 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.875 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 29.938 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 276 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 90.568 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,26 orbits of the Earth...


... 8,30 moon orbits.


... and 4,24 Mars orbit on foot.



90.568 kilometers means:

3.444 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
674 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
472 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
126 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
5 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
3,23 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
89,32 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
7,88 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

3,06 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,30 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

Since the birth of Michael Foale ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 921 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 285,98 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 111,96 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 68,87 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 36,62 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,81 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,34 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,82 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,42 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,28 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung

Du hast noch einiges vor dir



Die Lebenserwartung von Michael Foale zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 87.8% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 06. Jul 2035 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 9 Jahren.

87.8%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 54 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 68 Jahren hat Michael Foale die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Parrot.


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 Michael Foale ist der 70. Geburtstag. Er findet am Wednesday, den 06.01.2027 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1967 Friday January 6, 1967 55
18. 1975 Monday January 6, 1975 171
20. 1977 Thursday January 6, 1977 210
25. 1982 Wednesday January 6, 1982 325
30. 1987 Tuesday January 6, 1987 465
40. 1997 Monday January 6, 1997 820
50. 2007 Saturday January 6, 2007 1275
60. 2017 Friday January 6, 2017 1830
70. 2027 Wednesday January 6, 2027 2485
80. 2037 Tuesday January 6, 2037 3240
90. 2047 Sunday January 6, 2047 4095
100. 2057 Saturday January 6, 2057 5050
110. 2067 Thursday January 6, 2067 6105
120. 2077 Wednesday January 6, 2077 7260
130. 2087 Monday January 6, 2087 8515
140. 2097 Sunday January 6, 2097 9870
150. 2107 Thursday January 6, 2107 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
6 • 1 • 1957
Binary:
110 • 1 • 11110100101
Hexadecimal:
6 • 1 • 7a5
Octal:
6 • 1 • 3645
Roman:
VI • I • MCMLVII
Morsecode:
−−−−− −···· ·−·−·− −−−−− ·−−−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ····· −−···
Numbers to letters:
ag • ab • bjfh
Cross sum:
29
Factor product:
11742
Birthday in words:
six • one • one thousand nine hundred fifty seven

Historical Events

How old was Michael Foale back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

September 4, 1957
The Little Rock Crisis begins as Governor Orval Faubus uses the National Guard to block nine African American students from entering Central High School. (Age: 0 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 4, 1957
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, initiating the Space Race. (Age: 0 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 27, 1958
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union, consolidating power and leading the nation through the height of the Cold War. (Age: 1 years and 2 months) 🔗
January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 1 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

February 3, 1959
Rock and roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper die in a plane crash, an event later known as "The Day the Music Died." (Age: 2 years and 0 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 2 years and 6 months) 🔗
October 21, 1959
The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in New York City, becoming an iconic work of modern architecture. (Age: 2 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 1, 1960
The Greensboro sit-ins begin in North Carolina, marking a major turning point in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. (Age: 3 years and 0 months) 🔗
July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 3 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 4 years and 3 months) 🔗
August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 4 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 5 years and 9 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: 6 years and 7 months) 🔗
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Age: 6 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 10 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 10 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 11 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 11 years and 7 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 12 years and 5 months) 🔗
July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 mission successfully lands on the Moon; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on an extraterrestrial body. (Age: 12 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 12 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 12 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 17, 1970
The Apollo 13 mission safely returns to Earth after an oxygen tank explosion forced the crew to abort a moon landing. (Age: 13 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 13 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 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: 20 years and 4 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: 21 years and 6 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: 21 years and 8 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 22 years and 0 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: 22 years and 2 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: 22 years and 9 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 22 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 23 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 23 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 24 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 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: 30 years and 9 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: 30 years and 11 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: 31 years and 11 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: 32 years and 2 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: 32 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 33 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 33 years and 8 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 34 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 34 years and 7 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 34 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 40 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 40 years and 7 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: 40 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 10, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, marking a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. (Age: 41 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 1, 1999
The Euro is introduced as an electronic currency in 11 European Union countries. (Age: 41 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 20, 1999
The Columbine High School massacre occurs, shocking the world and sparking debates on gun control and school safety. (Age: 42 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 10, 2000
The dot-com bubble bursts, beginning a period of economic decline for technology and internet-related stocks. (Age: 43 years and 2 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: 44 years and 8 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: 44 years and 9 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: 44 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

January 9, 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone, fundamentally changing the mobile phone and personal computing industries. (Age: 50 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 19, 2007
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates in response to the looming subprime mortgage crisis. (Age: 50 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 51 years and 7 months) 🔗
September 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, is successfully started at CERN. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, marking the height of the global financial crisis. (Age: 51 years and 8 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: 51 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 3, 2009
The first block of the blockchain for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is mined, marking the birth of decentralized digital currency. (Age: 51 years and 11 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: 52 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 12, 2010
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, causing catastrophic damage and a massive humanitarian crisis. (Age: 53 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 20, 2010
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the largest marine oil spill in history. (Age: 53 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 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: 60 years and 4 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: 60 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 14, 2018
The U.S., UK, and France launch missile strikes in Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. (Age: 61 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 62 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 62 years and 5 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: 62 years and 11 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: 63 years and 2 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: 63 years and 4 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: 63 years and 10 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: 64 years and 0 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Michael Foale

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Michael Foale blow out so far?

» At 68 years, Michael Foale has already blown out 2346 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Michael Foale be twice as old as today?

» Michael Foale ist 25.157 days old today. On 08.10.2094 Michael Foale will be twice as old as today. Michael Foale will then be 137 Jahre und 9 Monate years old.

When will Michael Foale be half as old as today?

» On 15.06.1991 Michael Foale was half of age today. Back then Michael Foale were 34 Jahre und 5 Monate years old.

When was Michael Foale 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 (13.04.1956), we get the 13.04.1956. 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, Michael Foale were conceived between 03.04.1956 and 23.04.1956.

How many prime number birthdays has Michael Foale had so far?

» At 68 years old, Michael Foale has already celebrated 19 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 68 years, you've already celebrated 6 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66). 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 06.01.2068. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Michael Foale at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Michael Foale was born exactly 15700 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Michael Foale was 42 years and 11 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Michael Foale is currently 54 years younger (44707 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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