1927–2014
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer and Nobel laureate
87years old at death
31,819days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Gabriel García Márquez was born on 6 March 1927 and died on 17 April 2014, aged 87 years and 42 days. That is 31,819 days in all.
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- Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEnglish poet · 1806–186155 yrs
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- Joseph von FraunhoferBavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer · 1787–182639 yrs
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