1910–1997
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author
87years old at death
31,791days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Jacques Cousteau was born on 11 June 1910 and died on 25 June 1997, aged 87 years and 14 days. That is 31,791 days in all.
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- Gabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate · 1927–201487 yrs
- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar · 1880–196887 yrs
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–198987 yrs
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC · 1887–197587 yrs
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Also born on 11 June
- Yasunari KawabataJapanese novelist · 1899–197272 yrs
- Gene WilderAmerican actor · 1933–201683 yrs
- Richard StraussGerman composer and orchestra director · 1864–194985 yrs
- Vissarion BelinskyRussian literary critic · 1811–184836 yrs
- Domenico GhirlandaioItalian Renaissance painter from Florence · 1448–149445 yrs
- John ConstableEnglish painter · 1776–183760 yrs
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