1898–1964
Leó Szilárd
Hungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor
66years old at death
24,214days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Leó Szilárd was born on 11 February 1898 and died on 30 May 1964, aged 66 years and 109 days. That is 24,214 days in all.
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