1918–1988
Richard Feynman
American theoretical physicist
69years old at death
25,482days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Richard Feynman was born on 11 May 1918 and died on 15 February 1988, aged 69 years and 280 days. That is 25,482 days in all.
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- Maria Sibylla MerianGerman-Dutch entomologist, botanist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and lepidopterologist · 1647–171769 yrs
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- Clement IXPope from 1667, lived 1600-1669 · 1600–166969 yrs
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Others who died at 69
- Marco PoloVenetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia · 1254–132469 yrs
- Richard WagnerGerman composer · 1813–188369 yrs
- Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–160369 yrs
- Muammar GaddafiMilitary officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya · 1942–201169 yrs
- Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singer · 1901–197169 yrs
- Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 · 1937–200669 yrs
- Pablo NerudaChilean poet and politician · 1904–197369 yrs
- PetrarchItalian scholar and poet · 1304–137469 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 69
Also born on 11 May
- Salvador DalíSpanish artist · 1904–198984 yrs
- Camilo José CelaSpanish writer · 1916–200285 yrs
- Edsger W. DijkstraDutch computer scientist · 1930–200272 yrs
- Antony HewishEnglish physicist and radio astronomer · 1924–202197 yrs
- Irving BerlinAmerican composer and lyricist · 1888–1989101 yrs
- Pridi Banomyong ↗Thai prime minister · 1900–198382 yrs
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