1837–1923
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
Dutch physicist
85years old at death
31,150days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Johannes Diderik van der Waals was born on 23 November 1837 and died on 8 March 1923, aged 85 years and 105 days. That is 31,150 days in all.
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Also born on 23 November
- Franklin PiercePresident of the United States from 1853 to 1857 · 1804–186964 yrs
- Joan FusterSpanish writer · 1922–199269 yrs
- Nicholas VPope of the Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455 · 1397–145557 yrs
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- Hjalmar Branting ↗Prime Minister of Sweden · 1860–192564 yrs
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