1924–1993
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor
68years old at death
25,158days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
Kōbō Abe was born on 7 March 1924 and died on 22 January 1993, aged 68 years and 321 days. That is 25,158 days in all.
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