1935–2001
Ken Kesey
American novelist
66years old at death
24,161days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Ken Kesey was born on 17 September 1935 and died on 10 November 2001, aged 66 years and 54 days. That is 24,161 days in all.
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- Marie CuriePolish-born French physicist and chemist · 1867–193466 yrs
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- John Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist · 1806–187366 yrs
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Also born on 17 September
- Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–160369 yrs
- Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician · 1826–186639 yrs
- Konstantin TsiolkovskyRussian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory · 1857–193578 yrs
- Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–16174 yrs
- Ludovico AriostoItalian poet · 1474–153358 yrs
- Anne BancroftAmerican actress · 1931–200573 yrs
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