1902–1987
Carl Rogers
American psychologist
85years old at death
31,073days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Carl Rogers was born on 8 January 1902 and died on 4 February 1987, aged 85 years and 27 days. That is 31,073 days in all.
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- Grace HopperAmerican computer scientist and United States Navy officer · 1906–199285 yrs
- Harriet Beecher StoweAmerican abolitionist and author · 1811–189685 yrs
- Betty FriedanAmerican feminist writer and activist · 1921–200685 yrs
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- Pietro BadoglioItalian Military General Officer and Marshal of the Royal Italian Army from 1916-1943 during both World Wars and Prime Minister of Italy from 1943-1944 · 1871–195685 yrs
- Hermann HesseNobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter · 1877–196285 yrs
- Haakon VII of NorwayKing of Norway from 1905 to 1957 · 1872–195785 yrs
- Thomas CarlyleScottish essayist, historian and philosopher · 1795–188185 yrs
Others who died at 85
- Agatha ChristieEnglish mystery and detective writer · 1890–197685 yrs
- James MadisonPresident of the United States from 1809 to 1817 · 1751–183685 yrs
- Hermann HesseNobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter · 1877–196285 yrs
- Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist · 1875–196185 yrs
- Theodor MommsenGerman classical scholar and historian · 1817–190385 yrs
- Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · 1928–201485 yrs
- Harriet Beecher StoweAmerican abolitionist and author · 1811–189685 yrs
- Thomas CarlyleScottish essayist, historian and philosopher · 1795–188185 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 85
Also born on 8 January
- Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor · 1935–197742 yrs
- Stephen HawkingBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author · 1942–201876 yrs
- David BowieEnglish musician and actor · 1947–201669 yrs
- Alfred Russel WallaceBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist · 1823–191390 yrs
- Georgy MalenkovSoviet politician · 1902–198886 yrs
- Emily Greene BalchAmerican economist and writer · 1867–196194 yrs
Famous people born on 8 January
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