1905–1982
Henry Fonda
American actor
77years old at death
28,212days lived
65%of the people on this site died younger
Henry Fonda was born on 16 May 1905 and died on 12 August 1982, aged 77 years and 88 days. That is 28,212 days in all.
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- Galileo GalileiItalian polymath · 1564–164277 yrs
- Carl Friedrich GaussGerman mathematician and physicist · 1777–185577 yrs
- Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer · 1887–196577 yrs
- Jules VerneFrench writer · 1828–190577 yrs
- Niels BohrDanish physicist · 1885–196277 yrs
- Nikita KhrushchevLeader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 · 1894–197177 yrs
- Jonathan SwiftAnglo-Irish satirist and essayist · 1667–174577 yrs
- Joseph HaydnAustrian composer · 1732–180977 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 77
Also born on 16 May
- Innocent XPope from 1644 to 1655 · 1574–165580 yrs
- Maria Gaetana AgnesiItalian mathematician and philanthropist · 1718–179980 yrs
- Celâl Bayar3rd President of the Republic of Turkey · 1883–1986103 yrs
- Marcellus IIPope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555 · 1501–155553 yrs
- William H. Seward ↗American lawyer and politician · 1801–187271 yrs
- Juan Rulfo ↗Mexican writer · 1917–198668 yrs
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