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Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

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Born

September 9, 1923

Zodiac

Virgo

31,142

days lived

85

age at death

Born
September 9, 1923
Died
December 12, 2008 (aged 85)
Zodiac
♍︎Virgo·pig 🐖
Updated Jul 2026

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Sun Sign

Virgo♍︎

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Moon Sign

Virgo♍︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for September 9, 1923

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2008
Day 31,141
Age 85

Death of D. Carleton Gajdusek

Confidence
96%
Dec 12, 2008

D. Carleton Gajdusek dies in Tromsø, Norway.

1998
Day 27,143
Age 74

Release from Prison

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1998
1997
Day 26,868
Age 73

Conviction for Child Abuse

Confidence
98%
Apr 1, 1997
1996
Day 26,503
Age 72

Arrested for Child Abuse

Confidence
98%
Apr 1, 1996
1986
Day 22,760
Age 62

Established a research laboratory in Paris

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1986
1976
Day 19,107
Age 52

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Awarded the Nobel Prize for work on kuru.

1958
Day 12,533
Age 34

NIH Laboratory Director

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1958
1957
Day 12,168
Age 33

Research in New Guinea

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1957
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1955
Day 11,437
Age 31

Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1955
1952
Day 10,341
Age 28

Polio Research in Iran

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1952
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1949
Day 9,246
Age 25

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Caltech

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1949

Began a postdoctoral fellowship in physical chemistry at Caltech.

1946
Day 8,150
Age 22

M.D. from Harvard Medical School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1946

Received M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

1943
Day 7,054
Age 19

Service in the U.S. Navy

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96%
Jan 1, 1943

Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Day 7,054
Age 19

B.A. in Biophysics from University of Rochester

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1943

Graduated with a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of Rochester.

1923
Day 0
Age 0

Born in Yonkers, New York

Confidence
96%
Sep 9, 1923

Born to Karol Gajdusek and Irenke Dobrokov in Yonkers, New York.