1912–1994
Kim Il-sung
Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
82years old at death
30,034days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
Kim Il-sung was born on 15 April 1912 and died on 8 July 1994, aged 82 years and 84 days. That is 30,034 days in all.
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- Mao Zedong1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China · 1893–197682 yrs
- Neil ArmstrongAmerican astronaut and lunar explorer · 1930–201282 yrs
- Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker · 1746–182882 yrs
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- Huang XianfanChinese historian, ethnologist and educator · 1899–198282 yrs
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Also born on 15 April
- RaphaelItalian painter and architect · 1483–152037 yrs
- Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer · 1707–178376 yrs
- Nikita KhrushchevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 · 1894–197177 yrs
- Émile DurkheimFrench sociologist · 1858–191759 yrs
- Tomas TranströmerSwedish poet, psychologist and translator · 1931–201583 yrs
- Henry JamesAmerican and British writer · 1843–191672 yrs
Famous people born on 15 April
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