1888–1969
Otto Stern
German-American physicist
81years old at death
29,766days lived
74%of the people on this site died younger
Otto Stern was born on 17 February 1888 and died on 17 August 1969, aged 81 years and 181 days. That is 29,766 days in all.
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- Arcangelo Corelli ↗Italian violinist and composer · 1653–171359 yrs
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