1851–1929
Ferdinand Foch
French marchal and military theorist
77years old at death
28,293days lived
65%of the people on this site died younger
Ferdinand Foch was born on 2 October 1851 and died on 20 March 1929, aged 77 years and 169 days. That is 28,293 days in all.
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