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Katherine Johnson — Age & Birthday
Born: 26 August 1918 · Died: 24 February 2020 · Age at death: 101
How old was Katherine Johnson when she died?
Katherine Johnson died aged 101. She was born on 26 August 1918 and died on 24 February 2020.
NASA mathematician who calculated trajectories for early space flights
Did you know?John Glenn famously requested that she personally double-check the electronic computer's calculations before his historic orbital mission.
Creola Katherine Johnson (née Coleman, previously Goble; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician and human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
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- Age at death
- 101
- Would be
- 108
- Years since death
- 6
- Born
- August 26, 1918 · White Sulphur Springs, United States
- Died
- February 24, 2020
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science, Technology, Literature
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- See the front page from the day Katherine Johnson was bornA newspaper front page for 26 August 1918, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayKatherine Johnson would be 108 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryKatherine Johnson's 109th birthday is in 304 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!109th
- Death anniversaryThe 7th anniversary of Katherine Johnson's death is in 121 days. A moment to remember their legacy.7th
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