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Tom Tykwer

German film director, screenwriter, film producer and film composer

Tom Tykwer is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films Run Lola Run (1998), Heaven (2002), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), and The International (2009). He collaborated with The Wachowskis as co-director for the science fiction film Cloud Atlas (2012) and the Netflix series Sense8 (2015–2018), and worked on the score for Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Tykwer is also well known as the co-creator of the internationally acclaimed German television series Babylon Berlin (2017–).

Tom Tykwer was born on Sunday, May 23, 1965.
It was the 143. day of the year 1965.

Age:
60 Years 5 Months 30 Days

Next birthday: Saturday May 23, 2026

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Tom Tykwer has the same birthday as:
John Bardeen, Thomas Reiter and Otto Lilienthal

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Date of Birth: December 3, 1965
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Did you know? Tom Tykwer is ...

  • » 888 days older than Julia Roberts (Born: 28.10.1967)
  • » 666 days older than Marc Warren (Born: 20.03.1967)
  • » 222 days older than Gong Li (Born: 31.12.1965)
  • » 111 days older than Moby (Born: 11.09.1965)
  • » 4444 days younger than Chaka Khan (Born: 23.03.1953)

Generation X

Period: 1965 ‐ 1979

At 60 years, Tom Tykwer belongs to the "Generation X". Well-known figures of this generation include Aaliyah, Cosmin Olăroiu und Fiona Apple.

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

Astrology

Zodiac

♊ Gemini

(May 21, 1965 - June 21, 1965)

Life Number

4

(Sharp-minded, straightforward, logic-oriented)

Zodiac sign

Snake

(May 21, 1965 - June 21, 1965)

Birthstone

Emerald

(Love, rebirth, wisdom)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Tom Tykwer was born...

1.909.324.627 Seconds
31.822.077 Minutes
530.367 Hours
22.098 Days
3.156 Weeks
726 Months
60 Years
6.05 Decades
0.61 Centuries

On May 12, 2028 Tom Tykwer will be exactly 23000 days old.
On January 19, 2042 Tom Tykwer 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 60 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

7.366 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 7.366 hours per day. At your age of 61 years, that equals approximately 7.366 days (20,17 years).

Eat & Drink

921 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 61 years, you have therefore spent approximately 921 days eating. (2,52 years).

Toilet visits

460 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 460 days (1,26 years).

Wait

767 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 767 days (2,10 years).

Laugh

92 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 92 days (0,25 years).

Brush teeth

61 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 61 days (0,17 years).

Work

5.985 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 5.985 days (16,39 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 572.797.388 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.386.655.784 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 477.331.157 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 331.480 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 121 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.315 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) 22.099 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 424 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.089 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 441.973.293.287.037 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 7.293 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.526 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 26.297 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 242 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 79.555 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,99 orbits of the Earth...


... 7,29 moon orbits.


... and 3,73 Mars orbit on foot.



79.555 kilometers means:

3.025 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
592 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
414 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
110 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,84 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
78,46 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
6,92 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,68 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,27 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

Since the birth of Tom Tykwer ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 809 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 251,20 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 98,34 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 60,50 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 32,17 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,10 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,05 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,72 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,37 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,24 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung

Du hast noch einiges vor dir



Die Lebenserwartung von Tom Tykwer zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 77.1% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 23. Nov 2043 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 18 Jahren.

77.1%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 62 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 60 Jahren hat Tom Tykwer die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Flamingo.


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 Tom Tykwer ist der 70. Geburtstag. Er findet am Wednesday, den 23.05.2035 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1975 Friday May 23, 1975 55
18. 1983 Monday May 23, 1983 171
20. 1985 Thursday May 23, 1985 210
25. 1990 Wednesday May 23, 1990 325
30. 1995 Tuesday May 23, 1995 465
40. 2005 Monday May 23, 2005 820
50. 2015 Saturday May 23, 2015 1275
60. 2025 Friday May 23, 2025 1830
70. 2035 Wednesday May 23, 2035 2485
80. 2045 Tuesday May 23, 2045 3240
90. 2055 Sunday May 23, 2055 4095
100. 2065 Saturday May 23, 2065 5050
110. 2075 Thursday May 23, 2075 6105
120. 2085 Wednesday May 23, 2085 7260
130. 2095 Monday May 23, 2095 8515
140. 2105 Saturday May 23, 2105 9870
150. 2115 Thursday May 23, 2115 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
23 • 5 • 1965
Binary:
10111 • 101 • 11110101101
Hexadecimal:
17 • 5 • 7ad
Octal:
27 • 5 • 3655
Roman:
XXIII • V • MCMLXV
Morsecode:
··−−− ···−− ·−·−·− −−−−− ····· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −···· ·····
Numbers to letters:
cd • af • bjgf
Cross sum:
31
Factor product:
225975
Birthday in words:
twenty three • five • one thousand nine hundred sixty five

Historical Events

How old was Tom Tykwer back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

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: 0 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: 1 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 2 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 2 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 2 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 3 years and 2 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 4 years and 1 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: 4 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 4 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 29, 1969
The first message is sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute. (Age: 4 years and 5 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: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 21, 1970
Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup, permanently keeping the Jules Rimet trophy after their third victory. (Age: 5 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 10 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 10 years and 10 months) 🔗
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: 12 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: 13 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: 13 years and 3 months) 🔗
February 1, 1979
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile, leading to the Iranian Revolution. (Age: 13 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: 13 years and 10 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: 14 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 24, 1979
The Soviet–Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade Afghanistan to support the communist government. (Age: 14 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: 14 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 20 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: 20 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 28, 1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. (Age: 20 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 26, 1986
A catastrophic nuclear accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine, the worst nuclear disaster in history. (Age: 20 years and 11 months) 🔗
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: 22 years and 4 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: 22 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: 23 years and 6 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: 23 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: 24 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 24, 1990
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. (Age: 24 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

August 9, 1995
Netscape Communications holds its initial public offering (IPO), marking the start of the dot-com boom. (Age: 30 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 24, 1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95, a major step in personal computing with its new graphical user interface. (Age: 30 years and 3 months) 🔗
July 5, 1996
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, is born. (Age: 31 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 32 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: 32 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: 32 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 10, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, marking a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. (Age: 32 years and 10 months) 🔗
January 1, 1999
The Euro is introduced as an electronic currency in 11 European Union countries. (Age: 33 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: 33 years and 10 months) 🔗
March 10, 2000
The dot-com bubble bursts, beginning a period of economic decline for technology and internet-related stocks. (Age: 34 years and 9 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

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: 40 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: 40 years and 9 months) 🔗
November 4, 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq, is executed after being convicted of crimes against humanity. (Age: 41 years and 5 months) 🔗
January 9, 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone, fundamentally changing the mobile phone and personal computing industries. (Age: 41 years and 7 months) 🔗
December 19, 2007
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates in response to the looming subprime mortgage crisis. (Age: 42 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 43 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: 43 years and 3 months) 🔗
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy, marking the height of the global financial crisis. (Age: 43 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: 43 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: 43 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

July 14, 2015
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performs a flyby of Pluto, providing the first detailed images and data of the dwarf planet. (Age: 50 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 12, 2015
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change mitigation, is adopted by consensus by 196 parties. (Age: 50 years and 6 months) 🔗
June 23, 2016
The UK votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, an event widely known as Brexit. (Age: 51 years and 1 months) 🔗
November 8, 2016
Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton in a major political upset. (Age: 51 years and 5 months) 🔗
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: 52 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: 52 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: 52 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 10, 2019
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration releases the first-ever direct image of a black hole (M87*). (Age: 53 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 28, 2019
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish student, inspires global climate strikes, bringing youth climate activism to the forefront. (Age: 54 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: 54 years and 7 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Tom Tykwer

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Tom Tykwer blow out so far?

» At 60 years, Tom Tykwer has already blown out 1830 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Tom Tykwer be twice as old as today?

» Tom Tykwer ist 22.098 days old today. On 24.05.2086 Tom Tykwer will be twice as old as today. Tom Tykwer will then be 121 Jahre und 0 Monate years old.

When will Tom Tykwer be half as old as today?

» On 23.08.1995 Tom Tykwer was half of age today. Back then Tom Tykwer were 30 Jahre und 3 Monate years old.

When was Tom Tykwer 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 (28.08.1964), we get the 28.08.1964. 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, Tom Tykwer were conceived between 18.08.1964 and 07.09.1964.

How many prime number birthdays has Tom Tykwer had so far?

» At 60 years old, Tom Tykwer has already celebrated 17 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 60 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 23.05.2076. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Tom Tykwer at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Tom Tykwer was born exactly 12641 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Tom Tykwer was 34 years and 7 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Tom Tykwer is currently 62 years younger (44693 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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