1951–2010
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of Nigeria
58years old at death
21,447days lived
27%of the people on this site died younger
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born on 16 August 1951 and died on 5 May 2010, aged 58 years and 262 days. That is 21,447 days in all.
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- James JoyceIrish novelist and poet · 1882–194158 yrs
- Hugo ChávezPresident of Venezuela (1999–2013); revolutionary and military officer · 1954–201358 yrs
- Johannes KeplerGerman mathematician and astronomer · 1572–163058 yrs
- Andy WarholAmerican artist, film director, and producer · 1928–198758 yrs
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Also born on 16 August
- Charles BukowskiGerman-American writer · 1920–199473 yrs
- Menachem BeginIsraeli politician and former Prime Minister · 1913–199278 yrs
- Gabriel LippmannLuxembourgish physicist nationalized French · 1845–192175 yrs
- T. E. LawrenceBritish archaeologist, army officer and diplomat · 1888–193546 yrs
- Wilhelm WundtGerman physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor · 1832–192088 yrs
- John BoscoItalian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer · 1815–188872 yrs
Famous people born on 16 August
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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