1905–1983
Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-British author and journalist
77years old at death
28,301days lived
65%of the people on this site died younger
Arthur Koestler was born on 5 September 1905 and died on 1 March 1983, aged 77 years and 177 days. That is 28,301 days in all.
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- Louis XIV of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 · 1638–171576 yrs
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