1942–2018
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
76years old at death
27,903days lived
63%of the people on this site died younger
Aretha Franklin was born on 25 March 1942 and died on 16 August 2018, aged 76 years and 144 days. That is 27,903 days in all.
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Others who died at 76
- Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicist · 1879–195576 yrs
- Stephen HawkingBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author · 1942–201876 yrs
- Leonhard EulerSwiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer · 1707–178376 yrs
- Louis XIV of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 · 1638–171576 yrs
- Boris YeltsinSoviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia · 1931–200776 yrs
- T. S. EliotUS-British poet · 1888–196576 yrs
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- Anna AkhmatovaRussian poet · 1889–196676 yrs
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Also born on 25 March
- Béla BartókHungarian composer and pianist · 1881–194564 yrs
- Norman BorlaugAmerican biologist · 1914–200995 yrs
- Joachim MuratGrand Duke of Berg and Cleves, The king of Naples · 1767–181548 yrs
- Simone SignoretFrench actress · 1921–198564 yrs
- Arturo ToscaniniItalian conductor · 1867–195789 yrs
- Jim Lovell ↗American astronaut · 1928–202597 yrs
Famous people born on 25 March
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