1820–1910
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing
90years old at death
32,964days lived
91%of the people on this site died younger
Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 and died on 13 August 1910, aged 90 years and 93 days. That is 32,964 days in all.
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