1932–2011
Elizabeth Taylor
British-American actress
79years old at death
28,879days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
Elizabeth Taylor was born on 27 February 1932 and died on 23 March 2011, aged 79 years and 24 days. That is 28,879 days in all.
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- H. G. WellsEnglish writer · 1866–194679 yrs
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- Martin Van BurenPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841 · 1782–186279 yrs
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Also born on 27 February
- Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity · AD 272–33765 yrs
- John SteinbeckAmerican writer · 1902–196866 yrs
- Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · 1928–201485 yrs
- Rudolf SteinerAustrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist · 1861–192564 yrs
- Max Beckmann ↗German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer · 1884–195066 yrs
- Robert H. Grubbs ↗Nobel prize winning American chemist · 1942–202179 yrs
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