Norman Shumway Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 17, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Norman Shumway Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Norman Shumway Facts

Full Name	Norman Shumway
Birthdate	February 09, 1923
Birth Place	Michigan
Age (in 2025)	102 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Doctor

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Norman Shumway Age & Birthday

Norman Shumway is best known as Doctor who has born on February 09, 1923 in Michigan. Currently, Norman Shumway is 102 years, 1 months and 8 days old. Norman Shumway will celebrate 103rd birthday on Monday, 9th of February 2026. Below the countdown to Norman Shumway upcoming birthday.

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Norman Shumway Biography

About

Pioneer of heart transplant surgery who refined a procedure to stop the body from rejecting the transplant.

Before Fame

After being drafted into the army, he studied engineering, though later switched to medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Trivia

His first successful heart transplant, performed in Stanford on a South African surgeon, became the world's first successful transplant and opened many possibilities for future doctors.

Family Life

One of his children with his former wife, Mary Lou Stuurmans, went on to direct heart and lung transplantations at the University of Minnesota.

Associated With

The South African Christiaan Barnard made the first heart transplant ever performed in 1953.

Top Asked Questions about Norman Shumway

How old is Norman Shumway in 2025?

Norman Shumway is 102 years old today.

When was Norman Shumway born?

Norman Shumway was born on February 09, 1923 in Michigan.

What is Norman Shumway zodiac sign?

Norman Shumway zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Norman Shumway best known for?

Norman Shumway was best known as Doctor.

Fun Facts about Norman Shumway's Birthday

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

Norman Shumway was born on Friday, 40^th day / 06^th week of 1923
Norman Shumway has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Norman Shumway birthday is IX.II.MCMXXIII
Norman Shumway's birthstone is Amethyst
Norman Shumway's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Norman Shumway age in year is 102 years old
Norman Shumway age in month is 1225 months old
Norman Shumway age in day is 37292 days old
Norman Shumway age in hour is 895008 hours old
Norman Shumway age in minute is 53700480 minutes old
Norman Shumway age in second is 3222028800 seconds old
Next Norman Shumway birthday is on Monday, February 9th 2026
Norman Shumway age in next birthday (2026) is 103 years old
Learn more interesting facts about February 09, 1923 birthday

Historical Events on Norman Shumway Birthday (February 09)

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

Year	Event
1971	Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.
1971	Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third manned Moon landing.
1975	The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
1976	Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes during takeoff from Irkutsk Airport, killing 24.
1978	The Budd Company unveils its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1982	Japan Air Lines Flight 350 crashes near Haneda Airport in an attempted pilot mass murder-suicide, killing 24 of the 174 people on board.
1986	Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union.
1996	The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people.
1996	Copernicium is discovered by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
2001	The Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision takes place, killing nine of the thirty-five people on board the Japanese fishery high-school training ship Ehime Maru, leaving the USS Greeneville (SSN-772) with US $2 million in repairs, at Pearl Harbor.
2016	Two passenger trains collide in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people die and 85 others are injured.
2018	Winter Olympics: Opening ceremony is performed in Pyeongchang County in South Korea.
2020	Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has the army soldiers enter the Legislative Assembly to assist in pushing for the approval for a better government security plan, causing a brief political crisis.
2021	Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins.
1987	The birth of Michael B. Jordan, American actor
1987	The birth of Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer
1987	The birth of Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1989	The birth of Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
1990	The birth of Tariq Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Kyle Feldt, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
1993	The birth of Despina Papamichail, Greek tennis player
1995	The birth of André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player
1995	The birth of Mario Pašalić, Croatian footballer
1996	The birth of Chungha, South Korean singer
1997	The birth of Saquon Barkley, American football player
1997	The birth of Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Greek tennis player
1998	The birth of Cem Bölükbaşı, Turkish racing driver and former sim racer
1999	The birth of Shonte Seale, Barbadian netball player
2013	The death of Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist and trainer (b. 1913)
2013	The death of Jimmy Smyth, Irish hurler (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Gabriel Axel, Danish actor, director, and producer (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Hal Herring, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Logan Scott-Bowden, English general (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Liu Han, Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1965)
2015	The death of Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1916)
2016	The death of Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Zdravko Tolimir, Bosnian Serb military commander (b. 1948)
2017	The death of André Salvat, French Army colonel (b. 1920)
2018	The death of Reg E. Cathey, American actor of stage, film, and television (b. 1958)
2018	The death of Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic composer (b. 1969)
2018	The death of John Gavin, American actor and United States ambassador to Mexico (b. 1931)
2021	The death of Chick Corea, American jazz composer (b. 1941)
2022	The death of Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1939)

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