1946–2016
Alan Rickman
British actor and director
69years old at death
25,529days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Alan Rickman was born on 21 February 1946 and died on 14 January 2016, aged 69 years and 327 days. That is 25,529 days in all.
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- Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 · 1937–200669 yrs
- Pablo NerudaChilean poet and politician · 1904–197369 yrs
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Also born on 21 February
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- W. H. AudenBritish-American poet · 1907–197366 yrs
- Anaïs NinFrench-born American author · 1903–197773 yrs
- Nina SimoneAmerican singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist · 1933–200370 yrs
- Peter III of RussiaThe seventh Emperor of Russia, 1762 · 1728–176234 yrs
- John RawlsAmerican philosopher, philosophy teacher · 1921–200281 yrs
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