1856–1943
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-American engineer and inventor
86years old at death
31,591days lived
85%of the people on this site died younger
Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856 and died on 7 January 1943, aged 86 years and 181 days. That is 31,591 days in all.
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- Graham GreeneBritish writer, playwright and literary critic · 1904–199186 yrs
- Arnold J. ToynbeeBritish historian · 1889–197586 yrs
- Paul ClaudelFrench diplomat, poet and playwright · 1868–195586 yrs
- Georges SimenonBelgian writer · 1903–198986 yrs
Others who died at 86
- Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer, essayist, poet and translator · 1899–198686 yrs
- Silvio BerlusconiItalian media tycoon and politician · 1936–202386 yrs
- Claude MonetFrench painter · 1840–192686 yrs
- Martin HeideggerGerman philosopher · 1889–197686 yrs
- Maya AngelouAmerican poet, author, and civil rights activist · 1928–201486 yrs
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresFrench painter · 1780–186786 yrs
- Maurice MaeterlinckBelgian playwright and essayist · 1862–194986 yrs
- Ivan PavlovRussian physiologist · 1849–193686 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 86
Also born on 10 July
- Marcel ProustFrench novelist, critic and essayist · 1871–192251 yrs
- Alice MunroCanadian writer · 1931–202492 yrs
- Camille PissarroDanish-French painter · 1830–190373 yrs
- Aphra BehnBritish playwright, poet and spy · 1640–168948 yrs
- Stefán Karl StefánssonIcelandic actor · 1975–201843 yrs
- Kurt AlderGerman chemist · 1902–195855 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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