1956–2016
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter
60years old at death
21,982days lived
30%of the people on this site died younger
Carrie Fisher was born on 21 October 1956 and died on 27 December 2016, aged 60 years and 67 days. That is 21,982 days in all.
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- Stefan ZweigAustrian writer · 1881–194260 yrs
Others who died at 60
- Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 · 1858–191960 yrs
- Leon TrotskyRussian Marxist revolutionary · 1879–194060 yrs
- Diego MaradonaArgentine football player and manager · 1960–202060 yrs
- Calvin CoolidgePresident of the United States from 1923 to 1929 · 1872–193360 yrs
- AristophanesClassical Athenian comic playwright · c. 445–385 BCc. 60 yrs
- Abu Bakr1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad · AD 573–63460 yrs
- HammurabiSixth king of Babylon · c. 1810–1750 BCc. 60 yrs
- Stefan ZweigAustrian writer · 1881–194260 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 60
Also born on 21 October
- Alfred NobelSwedish chemist and inventor · 1833–189663 yrs
- Samuel Taylor ColeridgeEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher · 1772–183461 yrs
- Ursula K. Le GuinAmerican fantasy and science fiction author · 1929–201888 yrs
- Alphonse de LamartineFrench author, poet and statesman · 1790–186978 yrs
- Edmondo de AmicisItalian writer · 1846–190861 yrs
- Dizzy Gillespie ↗American jazz trumpeter · 1917–199375 yrs
Famous people born on 21 October
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