1918–2007
Kurt Waldheim
Austrian politician and diplomat
88years old at death
32,317days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
Kurt Waldheim was born on 21 December 1918 and died on 14 June 2007, aged 88 years and 175 days. That is 32,317 days in all.
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- Igor StravinskyRussian, French, and American composer · 1882–197188 yrs
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Also born on 21 December
- Benjamin DisraeliBritish statesman · 1804–188176 yrs
- Heinrich BöllGerman writer · 1917–198567 yrs
- Frank ZappaAmerican musician · 1940–199352 yrs
- Thomas SankaraPresident of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 · 1949–198737 yrs
- Leopold von RankeGerman historian and founder of modern source-based history · 1795–188690 yrs
- Paco de Lucía ↗Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician · 1947–201466 yrs
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