Alfred Nobel, the Swedish scientist who created dynamite and organised the Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, died at the age of 63 in 1896.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden. Alfred Nobel is well-known for the yearly prizes he bestows in research, literature, and peace. Despite being born into poverty, his family members were innovative and enterprising; they worked hard and achieved success. Alfred was the family's scientist, creating and producing dynamite, the blasting cap, gelignite, and ballistite. He became extremely wealthy as a result of the profits from his explosives enterprises. Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896, at the age of 63, in San Remo, Italy, of a stroke.
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