1905–1961
Dag Hammarskjöld
Swedish diplomat, economist, and author
56years old at death
20,505days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
Dag Hammarskjöld was born on 29 July 1905 and died on 18 September 1961, aged 56 years and 51 days. That is 20,505 days in all.
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