1914–2000
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping
85years old at death
31,117days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Hedy Lamarr was born on 9 November 1914 and died on 19 January 2000, aged 85 years and 71 days. That is 31,117 days in all.
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Also born on 9 November
- Ivan TurgenevRussian writer · 1818–188364 yrs
- Carl SaganAmerican astrophysicist, cosmologist and author · 1934–199662 yrs
- Muhammad IqbalBritish-Indian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician · 1877–193860 yrs
- Edward VIIKing of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910 · 1841–191068 yrs
- Imre KertészHungarian author · 1929–201686 yrs
- Mikhail TalSoviet-Latvian chess player · 1936–199255 yrs
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