1891–1980
Karl Dönitz
German admiral and former president of Nazi Germany in 1945
89years old at death
32,606days lived
90%of the people on this site died younger
Karl Dönitz was born on 16 September 1891 and died on 24 December 1980, aged 89 years and 99 days. That is 32,606 days in all.
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