1629–1695
Christiaan Huygens
Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer
66years old at death
24,191days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Christiaan Huygens was born on 14 April 1629 and died on 8 July 1695, aged 66 years and 85 days. That is 24,191 days in all.
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