1946–2005
George Best
Northern Irish footballer
59years old at death
21,737days lived
29%of the people on this site died younger
George Best was born on 22 May 1946 and died on 25 November 2005, aged 59 years and 187 days. That is 21,737 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 59
Also born on 22 May
- Richard WagnerGerman composer · 1813–188369 yrs
- Arthur Conan DoyleBritish writer and physician · 1859–193071 yrs
- Charles AznavourArmenian-French singer and diplomat · 1924–201894 yrs
- Laurence OlivierEnglish actor and director · 1907–198982 yrs
- Mary CassattAmerican painter and printmaker · 1844–192682 yrs
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