William Knowles Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Knowles Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Knowles Facts

Full Name	William Knowles
Birthdate	June 01, 1917
Birth Place	Massachusetts
Age (in 2024)	107 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Chemist

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William Knowles Age & Birthday

William Knowles is best known as Chemist who has born on June 01, 1917 in Massachusetts. Currently, William Knowles is 107 years, 6 months and 22 days old. William Knowles will celebrate 108th birthday on Sunday, 1st of June 2025. Below the countdown to William Knowles upcoming birthday.

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William Knowles Biography

About

An American chemist who the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in asymmetric synthesis.

Before Fame

He attended graduate school at Columbia University after getting his BA in chemistry from Harvard University.

Trivia

He was the first to apply enantioselective metal catalysis to industrial-scale synthesis.

Family Life

He had four children with his wife Nancy, who he was married to for 68 years.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize two years before Peter Agre did.

Top Asked Questions about William Knowles

How old is William Knowles in 2024?

William Knowles is 107 years old today.

When was William Knowles born?

William Knowles was born on June 01, 1917 in Massachusetts.

What is William Knowles zodiac sign?

William Knowles zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was William Knowles best known for?

William Knowles was best known as Chemist.

Fun Facts about William Knowles's Birthday

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

William Knowles was born on Friday, 152^nd day / 22^nd week of 1917
William Knowles has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Knowles birthday is I.VI.MCMXVII
William Knowles's birthstone is Pearl
William Knowles's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
William Knowles age in year is 107 years old
William Knowles age in month is 1290 months old
William Knowles age in day is 39287 days old
William Knowles age in hour is 942888 hours old
William Knowles age in minute is 56573280 minutes old
William Knowles age in second is 3394396800 seconds old
Next William Knowles birthday is on Sunday, June 1st 2025
William Knowles age in next birthday (2025) is 108 years old

Historical Events on William Knowles Birthday (June 01)

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

Year	Event
1988	European Central Bank is founded in Brussels.
1988	The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
1990	Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
1993	Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.
1994	Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
1999	American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock.
2001	Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.
2001	Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
2004	Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
2008	A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
2009	Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
2009	General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
2011	A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
2011	Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.
2015	A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people.
1985	The birth of Sam Young, American basketball player
1986	The birth of Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner
1986	The birth of Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer
1986	The birth of Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
1987	The birth of Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer
1987	The birth of Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter
1988	The birth of Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer
1989	The birth of Nataliya Goncharova, Ukrainian/Russian volleyball player
1989	The birth of Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner
1990	The birth of Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran footballer
1990	The birth of Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer
1991	The birth of Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
1994	The birth of Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1996	The birth of Edvinas Gertmonas, Lithuanian footballer
1996	The birth of Tom Holland, English actor
2010	The death of Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (b. 1933)
2011	The death of Haleh Sahabi, Iranian humanitarian and activist (b. 1957)
2012	The death of Faruq Z. Bey, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1942)
2012	The death of Pádraig Faulkner, Irish educator and politician, 19th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1918)
2012	The death of Milan Gaľa, Slovak politician (b. 1953)
2013	The death of James Kelleher, Canadian lawyer and politician, 33rd Solicitor General of Canada (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Ann B. Davis, American actress (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian sailor (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1959)
2015	The death of Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
2018	The death of Sinan Sakić, Serbian pop-folk singer (b. 1956)
2019	The death of Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia. (b. 1952)

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