1925–1998
Pol Pot
Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
72years old at death
26,629days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Pol Pot was born on 19 May 1925 and died on 15 April 1998, aged 72 years and 331 days. That is 26,629 days in all.
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Also born on 19 May
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam · 1890–196979 yrs
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- Johann Gottlieb FichteGerman philosopher · 1762–181451 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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