1908–1979
Nelson Rockefeller
Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
70years old at death
25,769days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
Nelson Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1908 and died on 26 January 1979, aged 70 years and 202 days. That is 25,769 days in all.
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- John D. RockefellerAmerican industrialist and philanthropist · 1839–193797 yrs
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