1921–1989
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist
68years old at death
25,044days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
Andrei Sakharov was born on 21 May 1921 and died on 14 December 1989, aged 68 years and 207 days. That is 25,044 days in all.
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