Willis Eugene Lamb
(1913-2008)

Willis Lamb 1955 Willis E. Lamb Foto: Nobel foundation / Public Domain

American physicist (1913–2008) – Willis Eugene Lamb was born in Los Angeles (Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) on July 12th, 1913 and died in Tucson (City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States) on May 15th, 2008 at the age of 94. Today Willis Eugene Lamb would be 113 years old.

Age

how old was Willis Eugene Lamb when he died?

Willis Eugene Lamb died in 2008 at the age of 94.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 12th, 1913 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Los Angeles Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
Death Date	May 15th, 2008 (Thursday)
Death place	Tucson City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

Other personalities born on July 12

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

Keith Andes

American actor (1920–2005)

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904-1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans †July 13th, 2024, Hollywood Hills

Beah Richards

American actress (1920–2000)

*July 12th, 1920, Vicksburg †September 14th, 2000, Vicksburg

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

Bill Bell

American pianist

*July 12th, 1936, East Moline †March 18th, 2017, Oakland

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

112

Marcel Meys

French supercentenarian (1909-2021)

*July 12th, 1909, Saint-Julien-de-l'Herms †December 15th, 2021, Vienne

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

*July 12th, 1977, Webster

Renato Olmi

Italian footballer (1914-1985)

*July 12th, 1914, Trezzo sull'Adda †May 15th, 1985, Crema

Nicolae Steinhardt

Romanian writer, Orthodox hermit and father confessor (1912–1989)

*July 12th, 1912, Pantelimon †March 29th, 1989, Baia Mare

Martin Schirdewan

German journalist and politician (born 1975)

*July 12th, 1975, East Berlin

Anne-Sophie Pic

French chef

*July 12th, 1969, Valence

Gareth Edwards

Welsh rugby union player

*July 12th, 1947, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Pietro Tordi

Italian actor (1906-1990)

*July 12th, 1906, Florence †December 14th, 1990, Florence

Hans Koning

Dutch writer (1921-2007)

*July 12th, 1921, Amsterdam †April 13th, 2007, Easton

Carl Lundgren

American artist (born 1947)

*July 12th, 1947, Detroit

Lisbeth Exner

Austrian author, opinion journalist and germanist

*July 12th, 1964, Vienna

Also born in 1913

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

Rosa Parks

Civil rights activist

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

Claude Simon

French writer (1913–2005)

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

Evelyn Venable

American actress (1913–1993)

*October 18th, 1913, Cincinnati †November 15th, 1993, Coeur d'Alene

Nicolas Grunitzky

Togolese President (1913-1969)

*April 5th, 1913, Atakpamé †September 27th, 1969, Paris

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

*March 26th, 1913, Budapest †September 20th, 1996, Warsaw

Mel Allen

American sports announcer (1913–1996)

*February 14th, 1913, Birmingham †June 16th, 1996, Greenwich

Stefan Heym

German writer (1913-2001)

*April 10th, 1913, Chemnitz †December 16th, 2001, Ein Bokek

Lynn Bari

American actress (1913–1989)

*December 18th, 1913, Roanoke †November 20th, 1989, Santa Barbara

104

Jacqueline Vaudecrane

French figure skater

*November 22nd, 1913, 9th arrondissement of Paris †February 27th, 2018, Uzès

Laure Gatet

French biochemist, member of the French Resistance, deported to Auschwitz

*July 19th, 1913, Boussac-Bourg †February 25th, 1943, Auschwitz

Gorni Kramer

Italian musician

*July 22nd, 1913, Rivarolo Mantovano †October 26th, 1995, Milan

Willis Eugene Lamb

Birthday

When was Willis Eugene Lamb born?

Willis Eugene Lamb was born on July 12th, 1913.

Death

When did Willis Eugene Lamb die?

Willis Eugene Lamb died on May 15th, 2008 at the age of 94 in Tucson (City in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States). Today Willis Eugene Lamb would be 113 years old.