1918–2015
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of West Germany
96years old at death
35,386days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Helmut Schmidt was born on 23 December 1918 and died on 10 November 2015, aged 96 years and 322 days. That is 35,386 days in all.
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Also born on 23 December
- Alexander I of RussiaThe tenth Emperor of Russia · 1777–182547 yrs
- Joseph SmithAmerican religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement · 1805–184438 yrs
- Henry IV of FranceKing of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 · 1553–161056 yrs
- Juan Ramón JiménezPoet · 1881–195876 yrs
- Jean-François ChampollionFrench classical scholar · 1790–183241 yrs
- Sixtus VPope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590 · 1521–159068 yrs
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