1922–1969
Jack Kerouac
American writer
47years old at death
17,390days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Jack Kerouac was born on 12 March 1922 and died on 21 October 1969, aged 47 years and 223 days. That is 17,390 days in all.
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Also born on 12 March
- Gabriele D'AnnunzioItalian writer, poet, playwright, soldier and politician · 1863–193874 yrs
- Gustav KirchhoffGerman physicist · 1824–188763 yrs
- Henry II of EnglandKing of England from 1154 to 1189 · 1133–118956 yrs
- Vladimir VernadskyRussian and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology · 1863–194581 yrs
- Prince Henry the Navigator ↗Portuguese prince and governor · 1394–146066 yrs
- Raúl Alfonsín ↗Argentine politician · 1927–200982 yrs
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