1930–2017
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany
87years old at death
31,851days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Helmut Kohl was born on 3 April 1930 and died on 16 June 2017, aged 87 years and 74 days. That is 31,851 days in all.
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