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Sid Vicious

English bassist

21years old at death
7,938days lived
1%of the people on this site died younger

Sid Vicious was born on 10 May 1957 and died on 2 February 1979, aged 21 years and 268 days. That is 7,938 days in all.

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    80 yrs
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    32 yrs
  • Karl BarthSwiss Protestant theologian · 1886–1968
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