Vivien Thomas Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Vivien Thomas Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Vivien Thomas Facts

Full Name	Vivien Thomas
Birthdate	August 29, 1910
Birth Place	Louisiana
Age (in 2024)	114 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Doctor

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Vivien Thomas Age & Birthday

Vivien Thomas is best known as Doctor who has born on August 29, 1910 in Louisiana. Currently, Vivien Thomas is 114 years, 2 months and 23 days old. Vivien Thomas will celebrate 115th birthday on Friday, 29th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Vivien Thomas upcoming birthday.

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Vivien Thomas Biography

About

Medical assistant who became a pioneer of cardiac surgery and an instructor of groundbreaking surgical techniques.

Before Fame

He helped develop treatments for blue baby syndrome during the 1940s.

Trivia

He only had a high school education, but he did not let racism, poverty, or lack of schooling stop him from attaining great competence in the field of cardiac surgery. He never received a medical degree, but he nevertheless became the first African-American man to carry out open heart surgery on a Caucasian patient.

Family Life

He was born in Louisiana and was the grandson of a slave. He and his wife, Clara, had two daughters.

Associated With

He worked as a surgical assistant to Alfred Blalock at a Vanderbilt University animal laboratory and went on to have a 34-year professional relationship with him.

Top Asked Questions about Vivien Thomas

How old is Vivien Thomas in 2024?

Vivien Thomas is 114 years old today.

When was Vivien Thomas born?

Vivien Thomas was born on August 29, 1910 in Louisiana.

What is Vivien Thomas zodiac sign?

Vivien Thomas zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Vivien Thomas best known for?

Vivien Thomas was best known as Doctor.

Fun Facts about Vivien Thomas's Birthday

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

Vivien Thomas was born on Monday, 241^st day / 35^th week of 1910
Vivien Thomas has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Vivien Thomas birthday is XXIX.VIII.MCMX
Vivien Thomas's birthstone is Peridot
Vivien Thomas's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Vivien Thomas age in year is 114 years old
Vivien Thomas age in month is 1370 months old
Vivien Thomas age in day is 41723 days old
Vivien Thomas age in hour is 1001352 hours old
Vivien Thomas age in minute is 60081120 minutes old
Vivien Thomas age in second is 3604867200 seconds old
Next Vivien Thomas birthday is on Friday, August 29th 2025
Vivien Thomas age in next birthday (2025) is 115 years old

Historical Events on Vivien Thomas Birthday (August 29)

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

Year	Event
1975	El Tacnazo: Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez carries out a coup d’état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
1982	The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1987	Odaeyang mass suicide: 33 individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact.
1991	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991	Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
1996	Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
1997	Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
1997	At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
1998	Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
2001	Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
2003	Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
2005	Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
2012	At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2012	The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
2022	Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
1982	The birth of Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982	The birth of Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982	The birth of Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983	The birth of Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986	The birth of Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987	The birth of Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990	The birth of Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990	The birth of Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991	The birth of Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992	The birth of Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993	The birth of Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
1994	The birth of Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player
2012	The death of Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
2012	The death of Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
2012	The death of Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2012	The death of Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
2013	The death of Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2014	The death of Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
2018	The death of James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
2021	The death of Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)
2021	The death of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (b. 1936)
2021	The death of Jacques Rogge, Olympic sailor and Orthopedic Surgeon who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1942)

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