1924–2011
Willard Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor
86years old at death
31,672days lived
85%of the people on this site died younger
Willard Boyle was born on 19 August 1924 and died on 7 May 2011, aged 86 years and 261 days. That is 31,672 days in all.
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- Matthew PerryAmerican-Canadian actor · 1969–202354 yrs
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