1915–2001
Fred Hoyle
British astronomer
86years old at death
31,469days lived
84%of the people on this site died younger
Fred Hoyle was born on 24 June 1915 and died on 20 August 2001, aged 86 years and 57 days. That is 31,469 days in all.
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