1896–1966
André Breton
French writer and poet, co-founder of Surrealism
70years old at death
25,788days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
André Breton was born on 19 February 1896 and died on 28 September 1966, aged 70 years and 221 days. That is 25,788 days in all.
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