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Famous Deaths on August 12

8 notable people died on August 12, including Godfrey N. Hounsfield, Ernst B. Chain, James B. Sumner.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
69
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1979)

20th Century

4 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)
Walter Hess
Walter Hess
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1949)
Karl Ziegler
Karl Ziegler
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963)

19th Century

1 death
Eliphalet Remington
Eliphalet Remington
blacksmithentrepreneur
American firearm designer (1793–1861)

17th Century

1 death
Johann Sperling
Johann Sperling
physicianphysicist
German zoologist

9th Century

1 death
Tibetan lama

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