1858–1913
Rudolf Diesel
German inventor and mechanical engineer
55years old at death
20,284days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Rudolf Diesel was born on 18 March 1858 and died on 30 September 1913, aged 55 years and 196 days. That is 20,284 days in all.
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