The atomic number is the number of protons in an atom of an element. In our example, krypton's atomic number is 36. This tells us that an atom of krypton has 36 protons in its nucleus. The interesting thing here is that every atom of krypton contains 36 protons.
exists and is an alternate of . Satchel Paige was born on July 7, 1906 and died on June 8, 1982. Satchel Paige would have been 75 years old at the time of death or 109 years old today. 7 people found this useful.
The birth date of Satchel Paige has been estimated to be July 7, 1906. This date has not been proven, and in all likelihood never will be. Paige did not enter the Major Leagues until 1948, making him around 42 years old when he started. This made him the oldest rookie in the history of baseball.