James B. Sumner Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

James B. Sumner Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

James B. Sumner Facts

Full Name	James B. Sumner
Birthdate	November 19, 1887
Birth Place	Massachusetts
Age (in 2024)	137 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Chemist

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James B. Sumner Age & Birthday

James B. Sumner is best known as Chemist who has born on November 19, 1887 in Massachusetts. Currently, James B. Sumner is 137 years, 0 months and 23 days old. James B. Sumner will celebrate 138th birthday on Wednesday, 19th of November 2025. Below the countdown to James B. Sumner upcoming birthday.

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James B. Sumner Biography

About

An American chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 for discovering enzyme that could be crystallized. He was a member of both the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Before Fame

He obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1910.

Trivia

His left arm had to be amputated below the elbow after he was accidentally shot by a friend while hunting as a teenager.

Family Life

He had four sons with his wife Cid Ricketts, who he married in 1915.

Associated With

Like Irving Langmuir, he was among the first American chemists to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Top Asked Questions about James B. Sumner

How old is James B. Sumner in 2024?

James B. Sumner is 137 years old today.

When was James B. Sumner born?

James B. Sumner was born on November 19, 1887 in Massachusetts.

What is James B. Sumner zodiac sign?

James B. Sumner zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was James B. Sumner best known for?

James B. Sumner was best known as Chemist.

Fun Facts about James B. Sumner's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about James B. Sumner's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

James B. Sumner was born on Saturday, 323^rd day / 46^th week of 1887
James B. Sumner has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of James B. Sumner birthday is XIX.XI.MDCCCLXXXVII
James B. Sumner's birthstone is Topaz
James B. Sumner's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
James B. Sumner age in year is 137 years old
James B. Sumner age in month is 1644 months old
James B. Sumner age in day is 50062 days old
James B. Sumner age in hour is 1201488 hours old
James B. Sumner age in minute is 72089280 minutes old
James B. Sumner age in second is 4325356800 seconds old
Next James B. Sumner birthday is on Wednesday, November 19th 2025
James B. Sumner age in next birthday (2025) is 138 years old

Historical Events on James B. Sumner Birthday (November 19)

Below are historical events that coincided with James B. Sumner's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1984	San Juanico disaster: A series of explosions at the Pemex petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City starts a major fire and kills about 500 people.
1985	Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.
1985	Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty.
1985	Police in Baling, Malaysia, lay siege to houses occupied by an Islamic sect of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud.
1988	Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
1994	In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
1996	A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14.
1998	Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1999	Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
1999	John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
2002	The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
2004	The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.
2010	The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914.
2013	A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others.
2022	A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1989	The birth of Roman Sergeevich Trofimov, Russian ski jumper
1989	The birth of Tyga, American rapper
1990	The birth of Marquise Goodwin, American football player
1990	The birth of John Moore, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Benedikt Schmid, German footballer
1991	The birth of Marina Marković, Serbian basketball player
1991	The birth of Fabien Antunes, French footballer
1992	The birth of Cameron Bancroft, Australian cricketer
1993	The birth of Kerim Frei, Austrian footballer
1993	The birth of Suso, Spanish footballer
1994	The birth of Ibrahima Mbaye, Senegalese footballer
1995	The birth of Vanessa Axente, Hungarian model
1997	The birth of Kotonowaka Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1997	The birth of The McCaughey septuplets
1999	The birth of Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater
2014	The death of Pete Harman, American businessman (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Richard A. Jensen, American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (b. 1950)
2014	The death of Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Armand, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Allen E. Ertel, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
2015	The death of Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Mal Whitfield, American runner and diplomat (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer (b. 1934)
2017	The death of Warren "Pete" Moore, American singer-songwriter and record producer (b. 1938)
2017	The death of Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (b. 1968)
2017	The death of Della Reese, American singer and actress (b. 1931)
2017	The death of Mel Tillis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
2022	The death of Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist, best known as Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers franchise (b. 1973)

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