1926–2022
Ben Roy Mottelson
Danish-American nuclear physicist
95years old at death
35,007days lived
97%of the people on this site died younger
Ben Roy Mottelson was born on 9 July 1926 and died on 13 May 2022, aged 95 years and 308 days. That is 35,007 days in all.
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- Donald RumsfeldAmerican politician and diplomat · 1932–202188 yrs
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- Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–149827 yrs
- Hassan IIKing of Morocco from 1961 to 1999 · 1929–199970 yrs
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- Franz BoasGerman-American anthropologist · 1858–194284 yrs
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