1883–1924
Franz Kafka
Bohemian writer from Prague
40years old at death
14,945days lived
8%of the people on this site died younger
Franz Kafka was born on 3 July 1883 and died on 3 June 1924, aged 40 years and 336 days. That is 14,945 days in all.
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Also born on 3 July
- Li KeqiangPremier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023 · 1955–202368 yrs
- Oda NobunagaJapanese samurai and warlord · 1534–158247 yrs
- Valentinian III ↗Emperor of the Western Roman Empire · AD 419–45535 yrs
- Leoš Janáček ↗Czech composer · 1854–192874 yrs
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- Laura Branigan ↗American singer and actress · 1952–200452 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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