1933–2018
Charles K. Kao
Hong Kong-British-American physicist
84years old at death
31,004days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger
Charles K. Kao was born on 4 November 1933 and died on 23 September 2018, aged 84 years and 323 days. That is 31,004 days in all.
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