1908–2006
John Kenneth Galbraith
Canadian-American economist and diplomat
97years old at death
35,625days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
John Kenneth Galbraith was born on 15 October 1908 and died on 29 April 2006, aged 97 years and 196 days. That is 35,625 days in all.
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Also born on 15 October
- Friedrich NietzscheGerman philosopher · 1844–190055 yrs
- Michel FoucaultFrench philosopher · 1926–198457 yrs
- Mikhail LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter · 1814–184126 yrs
- A. P. J. Abdul KalamIndian scientist, president and statesman · 1931–201583 yrs
- Evangelista TorricelliItalian physicist and mathematician · 1608–164739 yrs
- Italo CalvinoItalian journalist and writer · 1923–198561 yrs
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