1915–2005
Arthur Miller
American playwright and essayist
89years old at death
32,624days lived
90%of the people on this site died younger
Arthur Miller was born on 17 October 1915 and died on 10 February 2005, aged 89 years and 116 days. That is 32,624 days in all.
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- Alexander von HumboldtPrussian geographer, naturalist and explorer · 1769–185989 yrs
- Ruhollah KhomeiniSupreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 · 1900–198989 yrs
- Mario Vargas LlosaPeruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer · 1936–202589 yrs
- Saul BellowCanadian-American writer · 1915–200589 yrs
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Also born on 17 October
- John Paul IPope of the Catholic Church in 1978 · 1912–197865 yrs
- Rita HayworthAmerican actress · 1918–198768 yrs
- Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-SimonFrench early socialist theorist · 1760–182564 yrs
- Montgomery CliftAmerican actor · 1920–196645 yrs
- Zhao Ziyang ↗Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) · 1919–200585 yrs
- Marsha Hunt ↗American actress · 1917–2022104 yrs
Famous people born on 17 October
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