1920–2006
Owen Chamberlain
American physicist
85years old at death
31,279days lived
83%of the people on this site died younger
Owen Chamberlain was born on 10 July 1920 and died on 28 February 2006, aged 85 years and 233 days. That is 31,279 days in all.
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