1928–2016
Vera Rubin
American astronomer and physicist
88years old at death
32,297days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Vera Rubin was born on 23 July 1928 and died on 25 December 2016, aged 88 years and 155 days. That is 32,297 days in all.
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- Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician · 1884–197288 yrs
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- Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist · 1760–184988 yrs
- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
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- Raymond ChandlerAmerican novelist and screenwriter · 1888–195970 yrs
- Clement XIPope of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721 · 1649–172171 yrs
- Clare of AssisiItalian saint · 1194–125359 yrs
- Gustav HeinemannGerman politician; President of Germany from 1969–1974 · 1899–197676 yrs
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