1857–1935
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory
78years old at death
28,490days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was born on 17 September 1857 and died on 19 September 1935, aged 78 years and 2 days. That is 28,490 days in all.
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- Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–16174 yrs
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