1904–1967
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist
62years old at death
22,947days lived
35%of the people on this site died younger
J. Robert Oppenheimer was born on 22 April 1904 and died on 18 February 1967, aged 62 years and 302 days. That is 22,947 days in all.
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