973–1048
Al-Biruni
11th-century Khwarazmian scholar and polymath
75years old at death
27,490days lived
61%of the people on this site died younger
Al-Biruni was born on 9 September AD 973 and died on 15 December 1048, aged 75 years and 97 days. That is 27,490 days in all.
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- Cesare PaveseItalian writer, literary critic, and translator · 1908–195041 yrs
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