1904–1991
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic
86years old at death
31,594days lived
85%of the people on this site died younger
Graham Greene was born on 2 October 1904 and died on 3 April 1991, aged 86 years and 183 days. That is 31,594 days in all.
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Also born on 2 October
- Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist · 1869–194878 yrs
- Paul von HindenburgPrussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany · 1847–193486 yrs
- Groucho MarxAmerican comedian · 1890–197786 yrs
- William RamsayScottish chemist · 1852–191663 yrs
- Ferdinand FochFrench marchal and military theorist · 1851–192977 yrs
- Christian de DuveBelgian biochemist, cytologist · 1917–201395 yrs
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