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Susumu Tonegawa died at age 86. If still alive, they would be 87 years old today.

Japanese biologist, neuroscientist (1939–2026).

Susumu Tonegawa

Susumu Tonegawa was a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of V(D)J recombination, the genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity. Although he won the Nobel Prize for his work in immunology, Tonegawa was a molecular biologist by training and, following his Nobel Prize win, changed fields to neuroscience, examining the molecular, cellular and neuronal basis of memory formation and retrieval.

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Birthday facts

Based on Susumu Tonegawa's birth date, 5 September 1939.

Tuesday
Born on a
♍ Virgo
Zodiac sign
Earth Rabbit
Chinese zodiac
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
the Silent Generation
Generation
age 5, in 1944
Golden birthday
Franklin D. Roosevelt
US President

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Cosmic stats

Through their final day — rough estimates, not exact science.

86.85
Trips around the Sun
81,617,879,232
km travelled through space
3,654,259,200
Heartbeats (est.)
730,851,840
Breaths taken (est.)
1,074
Full moons seen
22
Leap days lived through

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