1914–1984
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer and translator
69years old at death
25,372days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Julio Cortázar was born on 26 August 1914 and died on 12 February 1984, aged 69 years and 170 days. That is 25,372 days in all.
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