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James Watson died at age 97. If still alive, they would be 98 years old today.

American molecular biologist, geneticist, zoologist and Nobel Laureate (1928–2025).

James Watson

James Dewey Watson was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick co-authored an academic paper on DNA entitled, "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid". Published in the scientific journal Nature, the paper proposed the existence of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, having built on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. In 1962, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".

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Birthday facts

Based on James Watson's birth date, 6 April 1928.

Friday
Born on a
♈ Aries
Zodiac sign
Earth Dragon
Chinese zodiac
Diamond
Birthstone
Daisy
Birth flower
the Silent Generation
Generation
age 6, in 1934
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Cosmic stats

Through their final day — rough estimates, not exact science.

97.59
Trips around the Sun
91,709,153,856
km travelled through space
4,106,073,600
Heartbeats (est.)
821,214,720
Breaths taken (est.)
1,206
Full moons seen
24
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