1501–1576
Gerolamo Cardano
Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer
74years old at death
27,391days lived
60%of the people on this site died younger
Gerolamo Cardano was born on 4 October 1501 and died on 1 October 1576, aged 74 years and 363 days. That is 27,391 days in all.
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