AD 600–672
Vitalian
7th-century pope
72years old at death
26,301days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
Vitalian was born on 29 January AD 600 and died on 2 February AD 672, aged 72 years and 4 days. That is 26,301 days in all.
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- William McKinleyPresident of the United States from 1897 to 1901 · 1843–190158 yrs
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- Ismail HaniyehHamas leader · 1962–202462 yrs
- Abdus SalamTheoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient · 1926–199670 yrs
- Teresa TengTaiwanese ROC singer · 1953–199542 yrs
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