Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel, an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm, was suffering from a bankruptcy the same year Alfred Nobel was born. In 1837 Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel, an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm, was suffering from a bankruptcy the same year Alfred Nobel was born. In 1837