1906–1982
Leonid Brezhnev
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
75years old at death
27,720days lived
62%of the people on this site died younger
Leonid Brezhnev was born on 19 December 1906 and died on 10 November 1982, aged 75 years and 326 days. That is 27,720 days in all.
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