1859–1927
Jerome K. Jerome
English humorist
68years old at death
24,879days lived
46%of the people on this site died younger
Jerome K. Jerome was born on 2 May 1859 and died on 14 June 1927, aged 68 years and 43 days. That is 24,879 days in all.
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