Robert Bruce Merrifield Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Robert Bruce Merrifield Facts
| Full Name | Robert Bruce Merrifield |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 15, 1921 |
| Birth Place | Texas |
| Age (in 2024) | 103 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Biologist |
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Robert Bruce Merrifield Age & Birthday
Robert Bruce Merrifield is best known as Biologist who has born on July 15, 1921 in Texas. Currently, Robert Bruce Merrifield is 103 years, 4 months and 29 days old. Robert Bruce Merrifield will celebrate 104th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Robert Bruce Merrifield upcoming birthday.
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About
An American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1984 for his invention of solid phase peptide synthesis. He was also awarded the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities Award in 1998 for his contributions to Biomolecular Technologies.
Before Fame
He graduated from UCLA with a degree in chemistry.
Trivia
In 1993, he published his autobiography, Life During a Golden Age of Peptide Chemistry.
Family Life
He had six children with his wife Elizabeth Furlong after the couple married in 1949.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry three years after Roald Hoffmann did.
Top Asked Questions about Robert Bruce Merrifield
How old is Robert Bruce Merrifield in 2024?
Robert Bruce Merrifield is 103 years old today.
When was Robert Bruce Merrifield born?
Robert Bruce Merrifield was born on July 15, 1921 in Texas.
What is Robert Bruce Merrifield zodiac sign?
Robert Bruce Merrifield zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Robert Bruce Merrifield best known for?
Robert Bruce Merrifield was best known as Biologist.
Fun Facts about Robert Bruce Merrifield's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Robert Bruce Merrifield's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Robert Bruce Merrifield was born on Friday, 196th day / 28th week of 1921
- Robert Bruce Merrifield has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Robert Bruce Merrifield birthday is XV.VII.MCMXXI
- Robert Bruce Merrifield's birthstone is Ruby
- Robert Bruce Merrifield's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in year is 103 years old
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in month is 1240 months old
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in day is 37772 days old
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in hour is 906528 hours old
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in minute is 54391680 minutes old
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in second is 3263500800 seconds old
- Next Robert Bruce Merrifield birthday is on Tuesday, July 15th 2025
- Robert Bruce Merrifield age in next birthday (2025) is 104 years old
Historical Events on Robert Bruce Merrifield Birthday (July 15)
Below are historical events that coincided with Robert Bruce Merrifield's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. |
| 1979 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". |
| 1983 | An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured. |
| 1996 | A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. |
| 1998 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine. |
| 2002 | "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. |
| 2002 | The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life. |
| 2003 | AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day. |
| 2006 | Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. |
| 2009 | Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168. |
| 2012 | South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style. |
| 2014 | A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others. |
| 2016 | Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup. |
| 2018 | France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. |
| 2021 | Three people are killed by a distracted driver in the 2021 Bowburn crash. |
| 1990 | The birth of Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Damian Lillard, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Tyler Young, American racing driver |
| 1991 | The birth of Danilo, Brazilian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Derrick Favors, American basketball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer |
| 1991 | The birth of Nuria Párrizas DÃaz, Spanish tennis player |
| 1992 | The birth of Tobias Harris, American basketball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter |
| 1993 | The birth of HÃ¥vard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver |
| 1996 | The birth of Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player |
| 1997 | The birth of Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player |
| 1998 | The birth of Noah Gragson, American racing driver |
| 2008 | The birth of Iain Armitage, American child actor |
| 2013 | The death of Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940) |
| 2013 | The death of Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | The death of Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986) |
| 2013 | The death of John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962) |
| 2014 | The death of Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | The death of Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982) |
| 2014 | The death of Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | The death of Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | The death of Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933) |
| 2017 | The death of Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928) |
| 2021 | The death of Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (b. 1956) |
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