1934–2022
Bill Russell
American basketball player
88years old at death
32,311days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
Bill Russell was born on 12 February 1934 and died on 31 July 2022, aged 88 years and 169 days. That is 32,311 days in all.
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- Edmund HillaryNew Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist · 1919–200888 yrs
- Kurt WaldheimAustrian politician and diplomat · 1918–200788 yrs
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- Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker · 1889–197788 yrs
- MichelangeloItalian artist and architect · 1475–156488 yrs
- Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 · 1936–202588 yrs
- Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician · 1884–197288 yrs
- Akira KurosawaJapanese filmmaker · 1910–199888 yrs
- Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–184988 yrs
- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
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Also born on 12 February
- Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · 1809–186556 yrs
- Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist · 1809–188273 yrs
- PranIndian actor · 1920–201393 yrs
- Francis II, Holy Roman EmperorAlso known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria · 1768–183567 yrs
- Anna PavlovaRussian ballet dancer · 1882–193148 yrs
- Julian Seymour SchwingerAmerican theoretical physicist · 1918–199476 yrs
Famous people born on 12 February
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