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Peter Cook
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Peter Cook

British actor, satirist, writer and comedian (1937-1995)

Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.

Peter Cook was born on Wednesday, 17. November 1937.
That was day 321 of the year 1937.

Past away on Montag January 9, 1995

Age when dead:
57 Jahre 1 Monate 22 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Friday November 17, 1995

Peter Cook is already dead since:
31 Jahre 1 Monate 27 Tage

Peter Cook was alive for 20872 days.
Peter Cook is already dead for 11381 days.
Difference: 9491 days (25,98 years).

Peter Cook has the same birthday like
Robin Li, Lauren Hutton and Sophie Marceau

The death date of Peter Cook is the birthday of
Kerry Condon, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Nina Dobrev

Birthday Fun Facts

Things that matter



  • The day 17 of month November 1937 was the 78th day of Autumn (meteorological). The day 17 of month November 1937 was the 56th day of Autumn (astronomical).
  • Age 57 The number 57 represents the element Lanthanum in the Periodic table of elements.
    Lanthanum is a lanthanide, used in electronics, magnets, and advanced materials.
  • 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 Peter Cook?

Famous people and celebrities

Cyril Ramaphosa 73

Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa since 2018

Born: November 17, 1952

🎂 Turns 74 years
Lauren Hutton 82

Lauren Hutton

American model, actress, and entrepreneur

Born: November 17, 1943

🎂 Turns 83 years
Robin Li 57

Robin Li

billionaire businessman and entrepreneur

Born: November 17, 1968

🎂 Turns 58 years
Sophie Marceau 59

Sophie Marceau

French actress

Born: November 17, 1966

🎂 Turns 60 years

Same vintage - 1937

These people were born in the same year

Alain Badiou 89

Alain Badiou

French writer and philosopher

Born: January 17, 1937

🎂 Turns 90 years
Anthony Hopkins 88

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)

Born: December 31, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Armin Hary 88

Armin Hary

German sprinter

Born: March 22, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Bruce McCandless II 80

Bruce McCandless II

American astronaut (1937–2017)

Born: June 8, 1937

Died: December 21, 2017

Would be 89 years
Colin Powell 84

Colin Powell

American general and diplomat (1937–2021)

Born: April 5, 1937

Died: October 18, 2021

Would be 89 years
David Hockney 88

David Hockney

English painter and printmaker (born 1937)

Born: July 9, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Egon Krenz 88

Egon Krenz

German politician, communist leader of East Germany

Born: March 19, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Madeleine Albright 84

Madeleine Albright

United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001

Born: May 15, 1937

Died: March 23, 2022

Would be 89 years
Margaret O'Brien 89

Margaret O'Brien

American film, television and stage actress

Born: January 15, 1937

🎂 Turns 90 years
Morgan Freeman 88

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

Born: June 1, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Ned Beatty 83

Ned Beatty

American actor (1937–2021)

Born: July 6, 1937

Died: June 13, 2021

Would be 89 years
Ratan Tata 86

Ratan Tata

Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)

Born: December 28, 1937

Died: October 9, 2024

Would be 89 years
Robert Crippen 88

Robert Crippen

American astronaut

Born: September 11, 1937

🎂 Turns 89 years
Sigmund Jähn 82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)

Born: February 13, 1937

Died: September 21, 2019

Would be 90 years
Valentina Tereshkova 89

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

Born: March 6, 1937

🎂 Turns 90 years

Did you know? Peter Cook is ...

  • » 2222 days older than Keith Richards (Born: 18.12.1943)
  • » 99 days older than Phil Knight (Born: 24.02.1938)
  • » 5000 days younger than Jin Yong (Born: 10.03.1924)

Generation Traditionals

Period: 1922 ‐ 1955

At 57 years, Peter Cook belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Jair Bolsonaro, Philip Baker Hall und Paul Newman.

The "Traditionals" (also known as the “Traditionalists” or the “Silent Generation”) are people born roughly between 1922 and 1955. They grew up during economic hardship, war, and a culture that emphasized discipline. This generation values loyalty, responsibility, and stability. They are known for a strong work ethic and a preference for clear hierarchies and respect for authority.

Astrology

Zodiac

♏ Scorpio

(October 24, 1937 - November 22, 1937)

Zodiac sign

Ox

(October 24, 1937 - November 22, 1937)

Life Number

3

(Fun-loving, optimistic, disciplined)

Birthstone

Citrine

(Abundance, warmth, clarity)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Peter Cook was born...

1.803.340.800 Seconds
30.055.680 Minutes
500.928 Hours
20.872 Days
2.981 Weeks
1060 Months
57 Years
5.71 Decades
0.57 Centuries

On March 24, 2028 would be Peter Cook exactly 33000 days old.
On September 14, 2033 would be Peter Cook exactly 5000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 57 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

6.957 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 6.957 hours per day. At your age of 57 years, that equals approximately 6.957 days (19,05 years).

Eat & Drink

870 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 57 years, you have therefore spent approximately 870 days eating. (2,38 years).

Toilet visits

435 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 435 days (1,19 years).

Wait

725 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 725 days (1,98 years).

Laugh

87 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 87 days (0,24 years).

Brush teeth

58 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 58 days (0,16 years).

Work

5.653 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 5.653 days (15,48 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 541.002.240 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.254.176.000 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 450.835.200 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 313.080 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 114 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.131 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) 20.872 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 400 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.029 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 417.440.000.000.000 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 6.888 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.385 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 24.838 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 229 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 75.139 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,87 orbits of the Earth...


... 6,88 moon orbits.


... and 3,52 Mars orbit on foot.



75.139 kilometers means:

2.857 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
559 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
391 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
104 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,68 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
74,10 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
6,53 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,54 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,25 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

During the lifetime of Peter Cook ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 764 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 237,27 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 92,89 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 57,14 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 30,38 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 4,82 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,94 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,68 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,35 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,23 times.

Special birthdays

Next major birthday for Peter Cook would be: Wednesday, 17.11.2027 (90 years)

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1947 Monday November 17, 1947 55
18. 1955 Thursday November 17, 1955 171
20. 1957 Sunday November 17, 1957 210
25. 1962 Saturday November 17, 1962 325
30. 1967 Friday November 17, 1967 465
40. 1977 Thursday November 17, 1977 820
50. 1987 Tuesday November 17, 1987 1275
60. 1997 Monday November 17, 1997 1830
70. 2007 Saturday November 17, 2007 2485
80. 2017 Friday November 17, 2017 3240
90. 2027 Wednesday November 17, 2027 4095
100. 2037 Tuesday November 17, 2037 5050
110. 2047 Sunday November 17, 2047 6105
120. 2057 Saturday November 17, 2057 7260
130. 2067 Thursday November 17, 2067 8515
140. 2077 Wednesday November 17, 2077 9870
150. 2087 Monday November 17, 2087 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
17 • 11 • 1937
Binary:
10001 • 1011 • 11110010001
Hexadecimal:
11 • b • 791
Octal:
21 • 13 • 3621
Roman:
XVII • XI • MCMXXXVII
Morsecode:
·−−−− −−··· ·−·−·− ·−−−− ·−−−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ···−− −−···
Numbers to letters:
bh • bb • bjdh
Cross sum:
30
Factor product:
362219
Birthday in words:
seventeen • eleven • one thousand nine hundred thirty seven

Historical Events

How old was Peter Cook back then?

Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

December 13, 1937
The Nanking Massacre begins, where Japanese troops brutally murder hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants. (Age: 0 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 12, 1938
The Anschluss: Nazi Germany annexes Austria, violating the Treaty of Versailles. (Age: 0 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 30, 1938
The Munich Agreement is signed, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, an act of appeasement that failed to prevent war. (Age: 0 years and 10 months) 🔗
November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurs, a coordinated series of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. (Age: 0 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 5, 1939
The German V-2 rocket program begins under Wernher von Braun, laying the groundwork for later space exploration. (Age: 1 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 23, 1939
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed, a non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, secretly dividing Eastern Europe. (Age: 1 years and 9 months) 🔗
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, officially starting World War II in Europe. (Age: 1 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

May 10, 1940
Germany launches its invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, initiating the Battle of France. (Age: 2 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 13, 1940
The Battle of Britain begins, a large-scale aerial conflict where the Royal Air Force defends the UK against the German Luftwaffe. (Age: 2 years and 8 months) 🔗
June 22, 1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Age: 3 years and 7 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: 4 years and 0 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: 4 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 23, 1942
The Battle of Stalingrad begins, one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. (Age: 4 years and 9 months) 🔗
September 8, 1943
Italy surrenders to the Allies, though fighting continues as German forces occupy northern Italy. (Age: 5 years and 9 months) 🔗
June 6, 1944
D-Day: Allied forces launch Operation Overlord, landing on the beaches of Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe. (Age: 6 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker as Soviet troops close in. (Age: 7 years and 5 months) 🔗
May 8, 1945
V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day): The Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. (Age: 7 years and 5 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

May 14, 1948
The State of Israel is formally established, leading immediately to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (Age: 10 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 4, 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established as a system of collective defense against Soviet expansion. (Age: 11 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 1, 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), following the Chinese Civil War. (Age: 11 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 12 years and 7 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 13 years and 4 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 14 years and 2 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: 15 years and 5 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 15 years and 7 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 15 years and 7 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: 16 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

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: 20 years and 4 months) 🔗
January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 21 years and 1 months) 🔗
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: 21 years and 2 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 21 years and 8 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: 21 years and 11 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: 22 years and 2 months) 🔗
July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 22 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 23 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 23 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 24 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 30 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 30 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 30 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 31 years and 7 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: 31 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 31 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 31 years and 11 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: 32 years and 5 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 32 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 2, 1971
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is passed in the US, banning cigarette advertising on television and radio. (Age: 33 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

July 25, 1978
Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby," is born in England, marking a major breakthrough in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). (Age: 40 years and 8 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: 40 years and 10 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 41 years and 2 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: 41 years and 4 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: 41 years and 11 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 42 years and 1 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 42 years and 6 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 43 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 43 years and 4 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: 43 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

December 8, 1987
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. (Age: 50 years and 0 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: 51 years and 1 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: 51 years and 4 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: 51 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 52 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 52 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 53 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 54 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 6, 1992
The Bosnian War, an international armed conflict, begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Age: 54 years and 4 months) 🔗

Birthday-FAQ for Peter Cook

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Peter Cook blow out so far?

» At 57 years, Peter Cook has already blown out 1653 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Peter Cook be twice as old as today?

» Peter Cook ist 20.872 days old today. On 02.03.2052 Peter Cook will be twice as old as today. Peter Cook will then be 114 Jahre und 3 Monate years old.

When will Peter Cook be half as old as today?

» On 14.06.1966 Peter Cook was half of age today. Back then Peter Cook were 28 Jahre und 6 Monate years old.

When was Peter Cook 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 (22.02.1937), we get the 22.02.1937. 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, Peter Cook were conceived between 12.02.1937 and 04.03.1937.

How many prime number birthdays has Peter Cook had so far?

» At 57 years old, Peter Cook has already celebrated 16 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 57 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 17.11.2048. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Peter Cook at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Peter Cook was born exactly 22690 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Peter Cook was 62 years and 1 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Peter Cook is currently 65 years younger (44700 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.

Peter Cook has lived 9491 days longer than he/she was dead.

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