1928–2017
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Polish-American diplomat and political scientist
89years old at death
32,566days lived
90%of the people on this site died younger
Zbigniew Brzezinski was born on 28 March 1928 and died on 26 May 2017, aged 89 years and 59 days. That is 32,566 days in all.
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