1938–1980
Vladimir Vysotsky
Soviet singer-songwriter and actor
42years old at death
15,522days lived
9%of the people on this site died younger
Vladimir Vysotsky was born on 25 January 1938 and died on 25 July 1980, aged 42 years and 182 days. That is 15,522 days in all.
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