Serge Gainsbourg
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Serge Gainsbourg

French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)

Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorise, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.

Serge Gainsbourg was born on Monday, 02. April 1928.
That was day 93 of the year 1928.

Past away on Samstag March 2, 1991

Age when dead:
62 Jahre 11 Monate 0 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Tuesday April 2, 1991

Serge Gainsbourg is already dead since:
35 Jahre 8 Monate 3 Tage

Serge Gainsbourg was alive for 22979 days.
Serge Gainsbourg is already dead for 13032 days.
Difference: 9947 days (27,23 years).

Serge Gainsbourg has the same birthday like
Jeremy Bloom, Zhang Yimou and Linda Hunt

The death date of Serge Gainsbourg is the birthday of
Mikhail Gorbachev, Nathalie Emmanuel and Mauricio Pochettino

Birthday Fun Facts



  • The day 02 of month April 1928 was the 33rd day of Spring (meteorological). The day 02 of month April 1928 was the 14th day of Spring (astronomical).
  • Age 62 The number 62 represents the element Samarium in the Periodic table of elements.
    Samarium 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 Serge Gainsbourg?


Same vintage - 1928


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Generation Traditionals

At 62 years, Serge Gainsbourg belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Leonid Popov, Ornella Muti und John Carlos.

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

♈ Aries

(March 21, 1928 - April 20, 1928)

Zodiac sign

Dragon

(March 21, 1928 - April 20, 1928)

Life Number

8

(Success-oriented, strong-willed, sometimes jealous)

Birthstone

Diamond

(Strength, purity, eternity)

Age in absolute numbers

1.985.385.600 Seconds
33.089.760 Minutes
551.496 Hours
22.979 Days
3.282 Weeks
1183 Months
62 Years
6.29 Decades
0.63 Centuries

On July 21, 2029 would be Serge Gainsbourg exactly 37000 days old.
On March 30, 2043 would be Serge Gainsbourg exactly 6000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

With 62 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

7.660 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 7.660 hours per day. At your age of 63 years, that equals approximately 7.660 days (20,97 years).

Eat & Drink

957 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 63 years, you have therefore spent approximately 957 days eating. (2,62 years).

Toilet visits

479 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 479 days (1,31 years).

Wait

798 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 798 days (2,18 years).

Laugh

96 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 96 days (0,26 years).

Brush teeth

64 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 64 days (0,17 years).

Work

6.223 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 6.223 days (17,04 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 595.615.680 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.481.732.000 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 496.346.400 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 344.685 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 126 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.447 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) 22.979 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 440 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.132 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 459.580.000.000.000 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 7.583 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.626 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 27.345 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 252 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 82.724 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,06 orbits of the Earth...


... 7,58 moon orbits.


... and 3,88 Mars orbit on foot.



82.724 kilometers means:

3.146 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
616 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
431 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
115 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,95 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
81,58 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
7,19 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,79 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,28 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

During the lifetime of Serge Gainsbourg ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 841 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 261,22 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 102,26 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 62,91 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 33,45 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,31 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,14 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,75 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,38 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,25 times.

Special birthdays

Next major birthday for Serge Gainsbourg would be: Sunday, 02.04.2028 (100 years)

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1938 Saturday April 2, 1938 55
18. 1946 Tuesday April 2, 1946 171
20. 1948 Friday April 2, 1948 210
25. 1953 Thursday April 2, 1953 325
30. 1958 Wednesday April 2, 1958 465
40. 1968 Tuesday April 2, 1968 820
50. 1978 Sunday April 2, 1978 1275
60. 1988 Saturday April 2, 1988 1830
70. 1998 Thursday April 2, 1998 2485
80. 2008 Wednesday April 2, 2008 3240
90. 2018 Monday April 2, 2018 4095
100. 2028 Sunday April 2, 2028 5050
110. 2038 Friday April 2, 2038 6105
120. 2048 Thursday April 2, 2048 7260
130. 2058 Tuesday April 2, 2058 8515
140. 2068 Monday April 2, 2068 9870
150. 2078 Saturday April 2, 2078 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
2 • 4 • 1928
Binary:
10 • 100 • 11110001000
Hexadecimal:
2 • 4 • 788
Octal:
2 • 4 • 3610
Roman:
II • IV • MCMXXVIII
Morsecode:
−−−−− ··−−− ·−·−·− −−−−− ····− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ··−−− −−−··
Numbers to letters:
ac • ae • bjci
Cross sum:
26
Factor product:
15424
Birthday in words:
two • four • one thousand nine hundred twenty eight

Historical Events

Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

August 27, 1928
The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed, in which 62 nations agree to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. (Age: 0 years and 4 months) 🔗
September 3, 1928
Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin, marking the beginning of the antibiotic age. (Age: 0 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 24, 1929
Black Thursday, the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, heralds the start of the Great Depression. (Age: 1 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 26, 1930
The Salt Satyagraha begins: Mahatma Gandhi begins a 240-mile march to protest the British salt tax in India. (Age: 1 years and 9 months) 🔗
March 13, 1930
The planet Pluto is officially discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory. (Age: 1 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

September 18, 1931
The Mukden Incident provides the pretext for Japan's invasion of Manchuria, China, marking a key step toward World War II. (Age: 3 years and 5 months) 🔗
May 20, 1932
Amelia Earhart begins her solo non-stop transatlantic flight, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat. (Age: 4 years and 1 months) 🔗
January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany, leading to the rapid consolidation of Nazi power and the end of the Weimar Republic. (Age: 4 years and 9 months) 🔗
March 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as U.S. President and begins his "First Hundred Days," launching the New Deal program. (Age: 4 years and 11 months) 🔗
January 19, 1934
The discovery of artificial radioactivity by Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie is announced, leading to their Nobel Prize. (Age: 5 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 19, 1934
A German plebiscite votes to merge the offices of President and Chancellor, making Adolf Hitler the sole Führer (leader) of Germany. (Age: 6 years and 4 months) 🔗
August 14, 1935
The Social Security Act is signed into law in the U.S., establishing a system of retirement, unemployment, and welfare benefits. (Age: 7 years and 4 months) 🔗
September 15, 1935
The Nuremberg Laws are enacted in Germany, institutionalizing racial theories and stripping German Jews of their citizenship. (Age: 7 years and 5 months) 🔗
February 6, 1936
The Winter Olympics open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, followed by the Summer Games in Berlin, used by the Nazis for propaganda. (Age: 7 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 17, 1936
The Spanish Civil War begins with a military coup against the Republican government, leading to three years of brutal conflict. (Age: 8 years and 3 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

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: 10 years and 5 months) 🔗
November 9, 1938
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) occurs, a coordinated series of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Nazi Germany. (Age: 10 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 5, 1939
The German V-2 rocket program begins under Wernher von Braun, laying the groundwork for later space exploration. (Age: 10 years and 9 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: 11 years and 4 months) 🔗
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, officially starting World War II in Europe. (Age: 11 years and 4 months) 🔗
May 10, 1940
Germany launches its invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, initiating the Battle of France. (Age: 12 years and 1 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: 12 years and 4 months) 🔗
June 22, 1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Age: 13 years and 2 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: 13 years and 8 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: 14 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

May 14, 1948
The State of Israel is formally established, leading immediately to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (Age: 20 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 4, 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is established as a system of collective defense against Soviet expansion. (Age: 21 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 1, 1949
Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), following the Chinese Civil War. (Age: 21 years and 5 months) 🔗
June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 22 years and 2 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 22 years and 11 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 23 years and 10 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: 25 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 25 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 25 years and 2 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: 26 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

January 1, 1959
Fidel Castro's forces overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, concluding the Cuban Revolution. (Age: 30 years and 8 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: 30 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 24, 1959
The "Kitchen Debate" between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev takes place in Moscow. (Age: 31 years and 3 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: 31 years and 6 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: 31 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 32 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 33 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 33 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 34 years and 6 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: 35 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 40 years and 0 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 40 years and 4 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 41 years and 3 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: 41 years and 3 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 41 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 41 years and 6 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: 42 years and 0 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 42 years and 2 months) 🔗
January 2, 1971
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is passed in the US, banning cigarette advertising on television and radio. (Age: 42 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 15, 1971
U.S. President Richard Nixon ends the convertibility of the US dollar to gold, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. (Age: 43 years and 4 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 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: 50 years and 3 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: 50 years and 5 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 50 years and 9 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: 50 years and 11 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: 51 years and 7 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 51 years and 8 months) 🔗
May 18, 1980
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, a major volcanic eruption that caused widespread devastation. (Age: 52 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 52 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 53 years and 0 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: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

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: 60 years and 8 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: 60 years and 11 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: 61 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 62 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 62 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 62 years and 9 months) 🔗

Birthday-FAQ for Serge Gainsbourg

How many birthday candles did Serge Gainsbourg blow out so far?

» At 62 years, Serge Gainsbourg has already blown out 1953 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Serge Gainsbourg be twice as old as today?

» Serge Gainsbourg ist 22.979 days old today. On 29.01.2054 Serge Gainsbourg will be twice as old as today. Serge Gainsbourg will then be 125 Jahre und 9 Monate years old.

When will Serge Gainsbourg be half as old as today?

» On 16.09.1959 Serge Gainsbourg was half of age today. Back then Serge Gainsbourg were 31 Jahre und 5 Monate years old.

When was Serge Gainsbourg 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 (09.07.1927), we get the 09.07.1927. 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, Serge Gainsbourg were conceived between 29.06.1927 and 19.07.1927.

How many prime number birthdays has Serge Gainsbourg had so far?

» At 62 years old, Serge Gainsbourg 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 62 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 02.04.2039. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Serge Gainsbourg at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Serge Gainsbourg was born exactly 26206 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Serge Gainsbourg was 71 years and 8 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Serge Gainsbourg is currently 60 years younger (44724 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.

Serge Gainsbourg has lived 9947 days longer than he/she was dead.

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