1959–2015
Boris Nemtsov
Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician
55years old at death
20,230days lived
22%of the people on this site died younger
Boris Nemtsov was born on 9 October 1959 and died on 27 February 2015, aged 55 years and 141 days. That is 20,230 days in all.
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