1913–1994
Richard Nixon
President of the United States from 1969 to 1974
81years old at death
29,688days lived
74%of the people on this site died younger
Richard Nixon was born on 9 January 1913 and died on 22 April 1994, aged 81 years and 103 days. That is 29,688 days in all.
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- William Lawrence BraggAustralian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer · 1890–197181 yrs
- Hans KrebsGerman-British biochemist · 1900–198181 yrs
- António de Oliveira SalazarPrime Minister of Portugal · 1889–197081 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Georges BraqueFrench painter and sculptor · 1882–196381 yrs
- Karl WeierstraßGerman mathematician · 1815–189781 yrs
- Selma LagerlöfSwedish writer · 1858–194081 yrs
- Pedro Calderón de la BarcaSpanish dramatist · 1600–168181 yrs
Others who died at 81
- J. R. R. TolkienEnglish writer and philologist · 1892–197381 yrs
- VictoriaQueen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901 · 1819–190181 yrs
- David HilbertGerman mathematician · 1862–194381 yrs
- Selma LagerlöfSwedish writer · 1858–194081 yrs
- André GideFrench author and Nobel laureate · 1869–195181 yrs
- Henri BergsonFrench philosopher · 1859–194181 yrs
- John XXIIIPriest, bishop, cardinal, pope · 1881–196381 yrs
- John McCainAmerican politician · 1936–201881 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 81
Also born on 9 January
- Simone de BeauvoirFrench philosopher, social theorist and activist · 1908–198678 yrs
- Jacques CartierBreton maritime explorer of North America · 1492–155765 yrs
- Karel ČapekCzech writer · 1890–193848 yrs
- Har Gobind KhoranaIndian-American molecular biologist · 1922–201189 yrs
- Ahmed Sékou TouréPresident of Guinea · 1922–198462 yrs
- John B. Watson ↗American psychologist (1878 · 1878–195880 yrs
Famous people born on 9 January
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