1926–1984
Michel Foucault
French philosopher
57years old at death
21,073days lived
26%of the people on this site died younger
Michel Foucault was born on 15 October 1926 and died on 25 June 1984, aged 57 years and 254 days. That is 21,073 days in all.
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Also born on 15 October
- Friedrich NietzscheGerman philosopher · 1844–190055 yrs
- Mikhail LermontovRussian writer, poet and painter · 1814–184126 yrs
- A. P. J. Abdul KalamIndian scientist, president and statesman · 1931–201583 yrs
- Evangelista TorricelliItalian physicist and mathematician · 1608–164739 yrs
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