1833–1896
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist and inventor
63years old at death
23,061days lived
35%of the people on this site died younger
Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833 and died on 10 December 1896, aged 63 years and 50 days. That is 23,061 days in all.
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Also born on 21 October
- Samuel Taylor ColeridgeEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher · 1772–183461 yrs
- Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican fantasy and science fiction author · 1929–201888 yrs
- Alphonse de LamartineFrench author, poet and statesman · 1790–186978 yrs
- Carrie FisherAmerican actress, writer and screenwriter · 1956–201660 yrs
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- Dizzy Gillespie ↗American jazz trumpeter · 1917–199375 yrs
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