1901–1958
Ernest Lawrence
American nuclear physicist
57years old at death
20,838days lived
25%of the people on this site died younger
Ernest Lawrence was born on 8 August 1901 and died on 27 August 1958, aged 57 years and 19 days. That is 20,838 days in all.
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Also born on 8 August
- Paul DiracBritish theoretical physicist · 1902–198482 yrs
- Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary · 1879–191939 yrs
- Shmuel Yosef AgnonUkrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature · 1887–197082 yrs
- Alija IzetbegovićBosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author · 1925–200378 yrs
- Philip III the Good ↗Duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467 · 1396–146770 yrs
- Johann Friedrich Gmelin ↗German naturalist · 1748–180456 yrs
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