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Wilma Rudolph
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Wilma Rudolph

American athlete (1940–1994)

Wilma Glodean Rudolph was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. She also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Rudolph was acclaimed as the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s; she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field during a single Olympic Games.

Wilma Rudolph was born on Sunday, 23. June 1940.
That was day 175 of the year 1940.

Past away on Samstag November 12, 1994

Age when dead:
54 Jahre 4 Monate 19 Tage

Next birthday would be:
Friday June 23, 1995

Wilma Rudolph is already dead since:
31 Jahre 0 Monate 10 Tage

Wilma Rudolph was alive for 19865 days.
Wilma Rudolph is already dead for 11333 days.
Difference: 8532 days (23,36 years).

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Did you know? Wilma Rudolph is ...

Generation Traditionals

Period: 1922 ‐ 1955

At 54 years, Wilma Rudolph belongs to the "Generation of Traditionals". Well-known figures of this generation include Kurt Russell, Roland Emmerich und Michael O'Keefe.

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

♋ Cancer

(June 22, 1940 - July 22, 1940)

Life Number

7

(Likeable, loving, changeable)

Zodiac sign

Dragon

(June 22, 1940 - July 22, 1940)

Birthstone

Alexandrite

(Balance, change, confidence)

Age in absolute numbers

Since Wilma Rudolph was born...

1.716.339.600 Seconds
28.605.660 Minutes
476.761 Hours
19.865 Days
2.837 Weeks
1025 Months
54 Years
5.44 Decades
0.54 Centuries

On February 2, 2028 would be Wilma Rudolph exactly 32000 days old.
On April 20, 2036 would be Wilma Rudolph exactly 5000 weeks old.

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

Milestones

Successes that speak for themselves

With 54 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

6.622 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 6.622 hours per day. At your age of 54 years, that equals approximately 6.622 days (18,13 years).

Eat & Drink

828 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 54 years, you have therefore spent approximately 828 days eating. (2,27 years).

Toilet visits

414 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 414 days (1,13 years).

Wait

690 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 690 days (1,89 years).

Laugh

83 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 83 days (0,23 years).

Brush teeth

55 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 55 days (0,15 years).

Work

5.380 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 5.380 days (14,73 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 514.901.880 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.145.424.500 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 429.084.900 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 297.976 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 109 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 2.980 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) 19.865 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 381 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 979 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 397.300.833.333.333 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 6.555 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.270 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 23.639 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 218 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 71.514 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 1,78 orbits of the Earth...


... 6,55 moon orbits.


... and 3,35 Mars orbit on foot.



71.514 kilometers means:

2.719 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
532 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
372 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
99 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,55 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
70,53 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
6,22 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,41 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,24 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Our Solar System

During the lifetime of Wilma Rudolph ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 727 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 225,82 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 88,41 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 54,39 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 28,92 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 4,59 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 1,85 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,65 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,33 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,22 times.

My special birthdays

Der nächste runde Geburtstag von Wilma Rudolph wäre der 90. Geburtstag. Er findet am Sunday, den 23.06.2030 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1950 Friday June 23, 1950 55
18. 1958 Monday June 23, 1958 171
20. 1960 Thursday June 23, 1960 210
25. 1965 Wednesday June 23, 1965 325
30. 1970 Tuesday June 23, 1970 465
40. 1980 Monday June 23, 1980 820
50. 1990 Saturday June 23, 1990 1275
60. 2000 Friday June 23, 2000 1830
70. 2010 Wednesday June 23, 2010 2485
80. 2020 Tuesday June 23, 2020 3240
90. 2030 Sunday June 23, 2030 4095
100. 2040 Saturday June 23, 2040 5050
110. 2050 Thursday June 23, 2050 6105
120. 2060 Wednesday June 23, 2060 7260
130. 2070 Monday June 23, 2070 8515
140. 2080 Sunday June 23, 2080 9870
150. 2090 Friday June 23, 2090 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Other Number systems

Decimal:
23 • 6 • 1940
Binary:
10111 • 110 • 11110010100
Hexadecimal:
17 • 6 • 794
Octal:
27 • 6 • 3624
Roman:
XXIII • VI • MCMXL
Morsecode:
··−−− ···−− ·−·−·− −−−−− −···· ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· ····− −−−−−
Numbers to letters:
cd • ag • bjea
Cross sum:
25
Factor product:
267720
Birthday in words:
twenty three • six • one thousand nine hundred forty

Historical Events

How old was Wilma Rudolph back then?

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

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: 0 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 22, 1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front. (Age: 0 years and 11 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: 1 years and 5 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: 1 years and 11 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

August 23, 1942
The Battle of Stalingrad begins, one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. (Age: 2 years and 2 months) 🔗
September 8, 1943
Italy surrenders to the Allies, though fighting continues as German forces occupy northern Italy. (Age: 3 years and 2 months) 🔗
June 6, 1944
D-Day: Allied forces launch Operation Overlord, landing on the beaches of Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe. (Age: 3 years and 11 months) 🔗
April 30, 1945
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker as Soviet troops close in. (Age: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
May 8, 1945
V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day): The Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. (Age: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 6, 1945
The U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, followed by a second bomb on Nagasaki three days later. (Age: 5 years and 1 months) 🔗
September 2, 1945
V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day): Japan formally surrenders, officially ending World War II. (Age: 5 years and 2 months) 🔗
October 24, 1945
The United Nations (UN) is officially established as an international organization aimed at promoting global cooperation. (Age: 5 years and 4 months) 🔗
November 20, 1945
The Nuremberg trials, a series of military tribunals, begin for major war criminals of Nazi Germany. (Age: 5 years and 4 months) 🔗
March 5, 1946
Winston Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech in the U.S., warning of Soviet expansion and popularizing the term Cold War. (Age: 5 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

June 25, 1950
North Korea invades South Korea, starting the Korean War, a major conflict of the Cold War era. (Age: 10 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 29, 1951
The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, limiting the U.S. President to two terms. (Age: 10 years and 9 months) 🔗
February 6, 1952
Elizabeth II ascends to the throne upon the death of her father, King George VI. (Age: 11 years and 7 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: 12 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 17, 1953
The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany occurs, where protests against economic policy are suppressed by Soviet troops. (Age: 12 years and 11 months) 🔗
June 18, 1953
Egypt is declared a republic, ending the Muhammad Ali dynasty. (Age: 12 years and 11 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: 13 years and 10 months) 🔗
July 20, 1954
The Geneva Accords are signed, dividing Vietnam into North and South along the 17th parallel. (Age: 14 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 18, 1955
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist and creator of the theory of relativity, dies at age 76. (Age: 14 years and 9 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: 14 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

July 1, 1960
Ghana becomes a republic, with Kwame Nkrumah as its first president. (Age: 20 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 12, 1961
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and orbit the Earth. (Age: 20 years and 9 months) 🔗
August 13, 1961
East Germany begins construction of the Berlin Wall, dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the Cold War. (Age: 21 years and 1 months) 🔗
October 16, 1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, bringing the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. (Age: 22 years and 3 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: 23 years and 2 months) 🔗
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Age: 23 years and 4 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: 24 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 14, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Age: 24 years and 3 months) 🔗
March 7, 1965
The "Bloody Sunday" confrontation occurs during the Selma to Montgomery marches, highlighting the need for voting rights legislation. (Age: 24 years and 8 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: 25 years and 1 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

January 2, 1971
The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is passed in the US, banning cigarette advertising on television and radio. (Age: 30 years and 6 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: 31 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 17, 1972
Five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex, triggering the scandal. (Age: 31 years and 11 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: 32 years and 2 months) 🔗
January 27, 1973
The Paris Peace Accords are signed, formally ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (Age: 32 years and 7 months) 🔗
October 6, 1973
The Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel. (Age: 33 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 17, 1973
OPEC places an oil embargo on nations supporting Israel, triggering the 1973 oil crisis and major economic disruption. (Age: 33 years and 3 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: 34 years and 1 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: 34 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 35 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

December 8, 1980
John Lennon, a co-founder of The Beatles, is assassinated in New York City. (Age: 40 years and 5 months) 🔗
April 12, 1981
The first Space Shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), launches from Kennedy Space Center, marking a new era of reusable spacecraft. (Age: 40 years and 9 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: 40 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 12, 1981
IBM releases the IBM Personal Computer (Model 5150), popularizing personal computing for business and home use. (Age: 41 years and 1 months) 🔗
April 2, 1982
Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War with the United Kingdom. (Age: 41 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially switches to the TCP/IP protocol, considered the "birth" of the modern Internet. (Age: 42 years and 6 months) 🔗
January 24, 1984
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). (Age: 43 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: 44 years and 5 months) 🔗
March 11, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initiating policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. (Age: 44 years and 8 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 45 years and 0 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

October 3, 1990
German Reunification. East and West Germany are officially reunified, forming the Federal Republic of Germany. (Age: 50 years and 3 months) 🔗
January 17, 1991
Operation Desert Storm, the air and ground offensive to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, begins. (Age: 50 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 6, 1991
Tim Berners-Lee posts a summary of the World Wide Web project, making it publicly available. (Age: 51 years and 1 months) 🔗
December 26, 1991
The Soviet Union is officially dissolved, ending the Cold War. (Age: 51 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 6, 1992
The Bosnian War, an international armed conflict, begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Age: 51 years and 9 months) 🔗
September 13, 1993
The Oslo I Accord, the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is signed. (Age: 53 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 53 years and 9 months) 🔗
April 27, 1994
South Africa holds its first multiracial general election, marking the end of Apartheid. Nelson Mandela is elected President. (Age: 53 years and 10 months) 🔗
May 6, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, linking the United Kingdom and France, is officially opened. (Age: 53 years and 10 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Wilma Rudolph

Frequently asked questions

How many birthday candles did Wilma Rudolph blow out so far?

» At 54 years, Wilma Rudolph has already blown out 1485 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Wilma Rudolph be twice as old as today?

» Wilma Rudolph ist 19.865 days old today. On 02.04.2049 Wilma Rudolph will be twice as old as today. Wilma Rudolph will then be 108 Jahre und 9 Monate years old.

When will Wilma Rudolph be half as old as today?

» On 02.09.1967 Wilma Rudolph was half of age today. Back then Wilma Rudolph were 27 Jahre und 2 Monate years old.

When was Wilma Rudolph 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 (29.09.1939), we get the 29.09.1939. 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, Wilma Rudolph were conceived between 19.09.1939 and 09.10.1939.

How many prime number birthdays has Wilma Rudolph had so far?

» At 54 years old, Wilma Rudolph 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 54 years, you've already celebrated 4 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44). 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 23.06.2051. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Wilma Rudolph at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Wilma Rudolph was born exactly 21741 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Wilma Rudolph was 59 years and 6 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Wilma Rudolph is currently 68 years younger (44703 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.

Wilma Rudolph has lived 8532 days longer than he/she was dead.

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