1931–2018
Burton Richter
American physicist
87years old at death
31,895days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Burton Richter was born on 22 March 1931 and died on 18 July 2018, aged 87 years and 118 days. That is 31,895 days in all.
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- Robert Andrews MillikanAmerican physicist · 1868–195385 yrs
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