1856–1950
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist
94years old at death
34,431days lived
96%of the people on this site died younger
George Bernard Shaw was born on 26 July 1856 and died on 2 November 1950, aged 94 years and 99 days. That is 34,431 days in all.
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