1901–1966
Walt Disney
American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company
65years old at death
23,751days lived
39%of the people on this site died younger
Walt Disney was born on 5 December 1901 and died on 15 December 1966, aged 65 years and 10 days. That is 23,751 days in all.
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- Eugene O'NeillAmerican playwright · 1888–195365 yrs
- Bonar LawPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923 · 1858–192365 yrs
- Baron d'HolbachGerman-born French philosopher · 1723–178965 yrs
- Henry III of EnglandKing of England from 1216 to 1272 · 1207–127265 yrs
Others who died at 65
- Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer · 1685–175065 yrs
- Genghis KhanFounder and first khan of the Mongol Empire · 1162–122765 yrs
- Francis BaconEnglish philosopher and statesman · 1561–162665 yrs
- Jacques CartierBreton maritime explorer of North America · 1492–155765 yrs
- David HumeScottish philosopher, economist, and historian · 1711–177665 yrs
- Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity · AD 272–33765 yrs
- Lewis CarrollBritish author and scholar · 1832–189865 yrs
- John MiltonEnglish poet and civil servant · 1608–167465 yrs
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Also born on 5 December
- Martin Van BurenPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841 · 1782–186279 yrs
- Bhumibol AdulyadejFormer King of Thailand · 1927–201688 yrs
- Werner HeisenbergGerman theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner · 1901–197674 yrs
- Lope de VegaSpanish playwright and poet · 1562–163572 yrs
- Józef PiłsudskiPolish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister · 1867–193567 yrs
- Fyodor TyutchevRussian poet · 1803–187369 yrs
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