When is Alfred Nobel's birthday?

Alfred Nobel's birthday is October 21. He was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.

How old was Alfred Nobel when he died?

Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896, aged 63.

Who shares a birthday with Alfred Nobel?

Famous people who share Alfred Nobel's October 21 birthday include Benjamin Netanyahu, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kim Kardashian, Ursula K. Le Guin and Alphonse de Lamartine.

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Alfred Nobel — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 21 October 1833 · Died: 10 December 1896 · Age: 63

Swedish chemist and industrialist who invented dynamite and left his fortune to create the Nobel Prizes

Did you know?He decided to fund the prizes after a French newspaper mistakenly published his obituary, calling him the merchant of death.

Quick facts

Date of birth21 October 1833
Date of death10 December 1896
Age at death63
Cause of deathCerebral hemorrhage
NationalitySwedish
BirthplaceStockholm, Sweden
Occupationchemist, industrialist, philanthropist

Editor's Take:

Alfred Nobel is best known today for the prizes that carry his name, but he was also one of the most successful inventors of his age. He found a way to make the explosive nitroglycerine safer to handle, creating dynamite, which transformed mining, tunnelling and construction. He held hundreds of patents and built a business empire of factories across many countries. Unmarried and without children, he left most of his fortune to fund annual prizes for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. The Nobel Prizes are now among the most respected honours in the world.

Key Milestones

1867: Patents dynamite
1875: Invents gelignite
1895: Signs the will that creates the Nobel Prizes
1901: The first Nobel Prizes are awarded

Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( noh-BEL; Swedish:; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. Nobel is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes.

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Alfred Nobel: Founder of the Nobel Prizes

Swedish chemist and inventor, born 1833

Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on 21 October 1833.

He invented dynamite in 1867.

He held 355 patents.

He left his fortune to found the Nobel Prizes.

Career highlights

1864Explosion: brother killed
1867Dynamite: patented
1875Gelignite: invented
1888Obituary: 'merchant of death'
1895Will: Nobel Prizes

Did you know?A premature obituary calling him the 'merchant of death' may have prompted the prizes.

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Age at death: 63
Years since death: 129

Family

Father: Immanuel Nobel
Mother: Karolina Andriette Ahlsell

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When is Alfred Nobel's birthday?: Alfred Nobel's birthday is October 21. He was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden.
How old was Alfred Nobel when he died?: Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896, aged 63.
Who shares a birthday with Alfred Nobel?: Famous people who share Alfred Nobel's October 21 birthday include Benjamin Netanyahu, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kim Kardashian, Ursula K. Le Guin and Alphonse de Lamartine.

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