1872–1928
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
55years old at death
20,425days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Roald Amundsen was born on 16 July 1872 and died on 18 June 1928, aged 55 years and 338 days. That is 20,425 days in all.
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- Trygve Lie1st Secretary-General of the United Nations · 1896–196872 yrs
- Frits ZernikeDutch physicist · 1888–196677 yrs
- Giuseppe PiazziItalian Catholic priest, mathematician and astronomer · 1746–182680 yrs
- Jean-Baptiste Camille CorotFrench landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching · 1796–187578 yrs
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