Sally Ride
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Sally Ride

American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)

Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space, having done so at the age of 32.

Sally Ride was born on Saturday, 26. May 1951.
That was day 146 of the year 1951.

Past away on Montag July 23, 2012

Age when dead:
61 Jahre 1 Monate 28 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Sunday May 26, 2013

Sally Ride is already dead since:
13 Jahre 3 Monate 30 Tage

Sally Ride was alive for 22339 days.
Sally Ride is already dead for 4870 days.
Difference: 17469 days (47,83 years).

Sally Ride has the same birthday like
Stevie Nicks, Lenny Kravitz and Pope Clement VII

The death date of Sally Ride is the birthday of
Vera Rubin, Kathryn Hahn and Pope Clement XI

Who has the same birthday as Sally Ride?

May 26 is also the birthday of:


Same vintage - 1951


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Generation Traditionals

At 61 years, Sally Ride belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Shirley MacLaine, Robert Plant und Freeman Dyson.

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

♊ Gemini

(May 21, 1951 - June 21, 1951)

Life Number

2

(Unstable, loving, family-oriented)

Zodiac sign

Rabbit

(May 21, 1951 - June 21, 1951)

Birthstone

Emerald

(Love, rebirth, wisdom)

Age in absolute numbers

1.930.086.000 Seconds
32.168.100 Minutes
536.135 Hours
22.338 Days
3.191 Weeks
894 Months
61 Years
6.12 Decades
0.61 Centuries

On January 22, 2028 would be Sally Ride exactly 28000 days old.
On January 22, 2028 would be Sally Ride exactly 4000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

With 61 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

7.446 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 7.446 hours per day. At your age of 61 years, that equals approximately 7.446 days (20,39 years).

Eat & Drink

931 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 61 years, you have therefore spent approximately 931 days eating. (2,55 years).

Toilet visits

465 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 465 days (1,27 years).

Wait

776 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 776 days (2,12 years).

Laugh

93 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 93 days (0,25 years).

Brush teeth

62 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 62 days (0,17 years).

Work

6.050 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 6.050 days (16,56 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 579.025.800 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.412.607.500 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 482.521.500 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 335.084 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 122 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.351 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) 22.339 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 428 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.101 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 446.779.166.666.667 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 7.372 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.553 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 26.583 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 245 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

According to statistical averages, you have walked 80.420 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,01 orbits of the Earth...


... 7,37 moon orbits.


... and 3,77 Mars orbit on foot.



80.420 kilometers means:

3.058 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
598 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
419 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
112 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,87 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
79,31 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
6,99 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,71 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,27 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

During the lifetime of Sally Ride ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 818 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 253,94 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 99,42 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 61,16 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 32,52 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,16 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,08 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,73 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,37 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,25 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung



Die Lebenserwartung von Sally Ride zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt lag bei 78.5 Jahren. Er hat damit statistisch gesehen 94.9% seiner Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet hätte sie am 26. Nov 2029 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht. Das wäre heute in 4 Jahren.

94.9%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 61 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 61 Jahren hat Sally Ride 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 Sally Ride wäre der 80. Geburtstag. Er findet am Monday, den 26.05.2031 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1961 Friday May 26, 1961 55
18. 1969 Monday May 26, 1969 171
20. 1971 Wednesday May 26, 1971 210
25. 1976 Wednesday May 26, 1976 325
30. 1981 Tuesday May 26, 1981 465
40. 1991 Sunday May 26, 1991 820
50. 2001 Saturday May 26, 2001 1275
60. 2011 Thursday May 26, 2011 1830
70. 2021 Wednesday May 26, 2021 2485
80. 2031 Monday May 26, 2031 3240
90. 2041 Sunday May 26, 2041 4095
100. 2051 Friday May 26, 2051 5050
110. 2061 Thursday May 26, 2061 6105
120. 2071 Tuesday May 26, 2071 7260
130. 2081 Monday May 26, 2081 8515
140. 2091 Saturday May 26, 2091 9870
150. 2101 Thursday May 26, 2101 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
26 • 5 • 1951
Binary:
11010 • 101 • 11110011111
Hexadecimal:
1a • 5 • 79f
Octal:
32 • 5 • 3637
Roman:
XXVI • V • MCMLI
Morsecode:
··−−− −···· ·−·−·− −−−−− ····· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ····· ·−−−−
Numbers to letters:
cg • af • bjfb
Cross sum:
29
Factor product:
253630
Birthday in words:
twenty six • five • one thousand nine hundred fifty one

Historical Events

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 0 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: 1 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 2 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 2 years and 0 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: 2 years and 11 months) 🔗
July 20, 1954
The Geneva Accords are signed, dividing Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. (Age: 3 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 18, 1955
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist and creator of the theory of relativity, dies at age 76. (Age: 3 years and 10 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: 3 years and 11 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: 4 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: 5 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 29, 1956
The Suez Crisis begins when Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula, followed by intervention from the UK and France. (Age: 5 years and 5 months) 🔗
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: 6 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 10 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 11 years and 4 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: 12 years and 3 months) 🔗
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Age: 12 years and 5 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: 13 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 14, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Age: 13 years and 4 months) 🔗
March 7, 1965
The "Bloody Sunday" confrontation occurs during the Selma to Montgomery marches, highlighting the need for voting rights legislation. (Age: 13 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: 14 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: 15 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 16 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 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: 20 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 17, 1972
Five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, triggering the scandal. (Age: 21 years and 0 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: 21 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 27, 1973
The Paris Peace Accords are signed, formally ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (Age: 21 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 6, 1973
The Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel. (Age: 22 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: 22 years and 4 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: 23 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: 23 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 24 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 24 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 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: 30 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 12, 1981
IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer (Model 5150), popularizing personal computing for business and home use. (Age: 30 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 2, 1982
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. (Age: 30 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially switches to the TCP/IP protocol, considered the "birth" of the modern Internet. (Age: 31 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: 32 years and 7 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: 33 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: 33 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: 34 years and 1 months) 🔗
September 1, 1985
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is discovered by a joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard. (Age: 34 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 28, 1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. (Age: 34 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 40 years and 2 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 40 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 6, 1992
The Bosnian War, an international armed conflict, begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Age: 40 years and 10 months) 🔗
September 13, 1993
The Oslo I Accord, the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is signed. (Age: 42 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 42 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 27, 1994
South Africa holds its first multiracial general election, marking the end of Apartheid. Nelson Mandela is elected President. (Age: 42 years and 11 months) 🔗
May 6, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, linking the United Kingdom and France, is officially opened. (Age: 42 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 19, 1995
A domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (Age: 43 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 9, 1995
Netscape Communications holds its initial public offering (IPO), marking the start of the dot-com boom. (Age: 44 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 24, 1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95, a major step in personal computing with its new graphical user interface. (Age: 44 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks occur, where al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four planes, striking the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. (Age: 50 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: 50 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: 50 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 1, 2002
Euro banknotes and coins are introduced in 12 Eurozone member states, completing the currency's transition. (Age: 50 years and 7 months) 🔗
February 1, 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry, killing all seven crew members and halting the shuttle program for over two years. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗
March 20, 2003
The U.S. and a coalition of allies invade Iraq, marking the beginning of the Iraq War. (Age: 51 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 4, 2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches "The Facebook," initially limited to Harvard students, which later becomes the global social media giant. (Age: 52 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 26, 2004
The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami devastates coastal regions across 14 countries, killing over 230,000 people. (Age: 53 years and 7 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: 54 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 21, 2006
Twitter is founded, allowing users to share short messages, quickly becoming a major platform for real-time communication. (Age: 54 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

October 31, 2011
The world population is estimated to have reached 7 billion people. (Age: 60 years and 5 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Sally Ride

How many birthday candles did Sally Ride blow out so far?

» At 61 years, Sally Ride has already blown out 1891 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Sally Ride be twice as old as today?

» Sally Ride ist 22.338 days old today. On 18.09.2073 Sally Ride will be twice as old as today. Sally Ride will then be 122 Jahre und 3 Monate years old.

When will Sally Ride be half as old as today?

» On 23.12.1981 Sally Ride was half of age today. Back then Sally Ride were 30 Jahre und 6 Monate years old.

When was Sally Ride 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 (31.08.1950), we get the 31.08.1950. 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, Sally Ride were conceived between 21.08.1950 and 10.09.1950.

How many prime number birthdays has Sally Ride had so far?

» At 61 years old, Sally Ride 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 61 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 26.05.2062. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Sally Ride at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Sally Ride was born exactly 17752 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Sally Ride was 48 years and 7 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Sally Ride is currently 61 years younger (44696 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.

Sally Ride has lived 17469 days longer than he/she was dead.

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