1922–2018
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist
96years old at death
35,144days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Leon M. Lederman was born on 15 July 1922 and died on 3 October 2018, aged 96 years and 80 days. That is 35,144 days in all.
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