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Jonas Salk Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jonas Salk Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Jonas Salk Facts

Full NameJonas Salk
BirthdateOctober 28, 1914
Birth PlaceNew York City, NY
Age (in 2024)110 Years Old
ZodiacScorpio
OccupationVirologist

Jonas Salk Age & Birthday

Jonas Salk is best known as Virologist who has born on October 28, 1914 in New York City, NY. Currently, Jonas Salk is 110 years, 0 months and 8 days old. Jonas Salk will celebrate 111th birthday on Tuesday, 28th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Jonas Salk upcoming birthday.

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Jonas Salk Biography

About

Jewish medical researcher and virologist who developed a vaccine against polio in 1955. He never attempted to patent his vaccine and thus made no money off of it. In 1960 he founded he Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and he spent his last years attempting to find a cure to HIV.

Before Fame

He attended Townsend Harris High School for intellectually gifted students, which aimed to graduate students in three years rather than four. After graduating, he attended CCNY. 

Trivia

Before he discovered the vaccine for polio, it was considered the most frightening public health problem in the United States. In 1952, 21,269 patients were left with mild to disabling paralysis.

Family Life

He was married to his second wife Françoise Gilot from 1970 until his death in 1995. He had five sons and one daughter.

Associated With

He developed the first effective vaccine for polio, a disease which most notably affected President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Top Asked Questions about Jonas Salk

How old is Jonas Salk in 2024?

Jonas Salk is 110 years old today.

When was Jonas Salk born?

Jonas Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in New York City, NY.

What is Jonas Salk zodiac sign?

Jonas Salk zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Jonas Salk best known for?

Jonas Salk was best known as Virologist.

Fun Facts about Jonas Salk's Birthday

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

  • Jonas Salk was born on Wednesday, 301st day / 44th week of 1914
  • Jonas Salk has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Jonas Salk birthday is XXVIII.X.MCMXIV
  • Jonas Salk's birthstone is Opal
  • Jonas Salk's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
  • Jonas Salk age in year is 110 years old
  • Jonas Salk age in month is 1320 months old
  • Jonas Salk age in day is 40186 days old
  • Jonas Salk age in hour is 964464 hours old
  • Jonas Salk age in minute is 57867840 minutes old
  • Jonas Salk age in second is 3472070400 seconds old
  • Next Jonas Salk birthday is on Tuesday, October 28th 2025
  • Jonas Salk age in next birthday (2025) is 111 years old

Historical Events on Jonas Salk Birthday (October 28)

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

YearEvent
1958John XXIII is elected Pope.
1962The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
1965Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.
1971Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
1982The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
1990Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
1995The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
2006A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
2007Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
2009The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.
2009NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
2009US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
2013Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at Tiananmen Square in China.
2014A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.
2018Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.
1987The birth of Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter
1988The birth of Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (d. 2012)
1988The birth of Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer
1989The birth of Camille Muffat, French swimmer (d. 2015)
1991The birth of Lucy Bronze, English footballer
1992The birth of Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater
1992The birth of Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player
1995The birth of Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer
1996The birth of Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
1996The birth of Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
1996The birth of Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
1997The birth of Taylor Fritz, American tennis player
1997The birth of Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast
1998The birth of Nolan Gould, American actor
2001The birth of Sonay Kartal, British tennis player
2010The death of James MacArthur, American actor (b. 1937)
2010The death of Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (b. 1938)
2010The death of Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and educator (b. 1934)
2011The death of Tom Addington, English soldier (b. 1919)
2012The death of Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (b. 1939)
2012The death of John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1936)
2012The death of Jack Dellal, English businessman (b. 1923)
2013The death of Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
2013The death of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927)
2013The death of Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist (b. 1949)
2013The death of Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (b. 1929)
2014The death of Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (b. 1927)
2014The death of Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (b. 1937)
2018The death of Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (b. 1985)
2022The death of Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1935)

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