1927–2015
Kim Young-sam
President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998
87years old at death
32,114days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Kim Young-sam was born on 20 December 1927 and died on 22 November 2015, aged 87 years and 337 days. That is 32,114 days in all.
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- Kim Ki-duk ↗South Korean film director · 1960–202059 yrs
- Jaroslav Heyrovský ↗Czech chemist · 1890–196776 yrs
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- Ferdinand Buisson ↗French academic and politician · 1841–193290 yrs
- Irene Dunne ↗American actress and singer · 1898–199091 yrs
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