1872–1950
Aurobindo Ghosh
Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist
78years old at death
28,600days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Aurobindo Ghosh was born on 15 August 1872 and died on 5 December 1950, aged 78 years and 112 days. That is 28,600 days in all.
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