Science · Art · 1931–2018
Riccardo Giacconi — Age & Birthday
Born: 6 October 1931 · Died: 9 December 2018 · Age at death: 87
How old was Riccardo Giacconi when he died?
Riccardo Giacconi died aged 87. He was born on 6 October 1931 and died on 9 December 2018.
Nobel Prize winner considered the father of X-ray astronomy
Did you know?He directed the team that built the first X-ray telescope, which discovered the first known black hole candidate.
Riccardo Giacconi ( jə-KOH-nee, Italian:; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University.
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- Age at death
- 87
- Would be
- 95
- Years since death
- 7
- Born
- October 6, 1931 · Genoa, Italy
- Died
- December 9, 2018
- Nationality
- Italian
- Known for
- Science, Art
Family
- Spouse
- Mirella Giacconi
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- See the front page from the day Riccardo Giacconi was bornA newspaper front page for 6 October 1931, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayRiccardo Giacconi would be 95 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryRiccardo Giacconi's 96th birthday is in 345 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!96th
- Death anniversaryThe 8th anniversary of Riccardo Giacconi's death is in 44 days. A moment to remember their legacy.8th
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