1942–2018
Stephen Hawking
British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author
76years old at death
27,824days lived
62%of the people on this site died younger
Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 and died on 14 March 2018, aged 76 years and 65 days. That is 27,824 days in all.
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Others who died at 76
- Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist · 1879–195576 yrs
- Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer · 1707–178376 yrs
- Louis XIV of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 · 1638–171576 yrs
- Boris YeltsinSoviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia · 1931–200776 yrs
- T. S. EliotUS-British poet · 1888–196576 yrs
- Benjamin DisraeliBritish statesman · 1804–188176 yrs
- Anna AkhmatovaRussian poet · 1889–196676 yrs
- XenophonGreek philosopher, historian, and soldier · c. 430–354 BCc. 76 yrs
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Also born on 8 January
- Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor · 1935–197742 yrs
- David BowieEnglish musician and actor · 1947–201669 yrs
- Alfred Russel WallaceBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist · 1823–191390 yrs
- Georgy MalenkovSoviet politician · 1902–198886 yrs
- Emily Greene BalchAmerican economist and writer · 1867–196194 yrs
- Walther BotheGerman physicist, mathematician and chemist · 1891–195766 yrs
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