1847–1933
Annie Besant
British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator
85years old at death
31,400days lived
84%of the people on this site died younger
Annie Besant was born on 1 October 1847 and died on 20 September 1933, aged 85 years and 354 days. That is 31,400 days in all.
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- El GrecoGreek artist, painter, sculptor and architect · 1541–161472 yrs
- Konstantin ChernenkoGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · 1912–198572 yrs
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- Chen-ning YangChinese physicist · 1922–2025103 yrs
- Severus AlexanderRoman Emperor · AD 208–23526 yrs
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