1948–2012
Donna Summer
American singer
63years old at death
23,148days lived
36%of the people on this site died younger
Donna Summer was born on 31 December 1948 and died on 17 May 2012, aged 63 years and 138 days. That is 23,148 days in all.
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Also born on 31 December
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