1925–2011
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist
85years old at death
31,146days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Simon van der Meer was born on 24 November 1925 and died on 4 March 2011, aged 85 years and 100 days. That is 31,146 days in all.
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- Dale CarnegieAmerican writer and lecturer · 1888–195566 yrs
- Henri de Toulouse-LautrecFrench painter and illustrator · 1864–190136 yrs
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- Carlo CollodiItalian writer · 1826–189063 yrs
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