1897–1982
Louis Aragon
French poet
85years old at death
31,127days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Louis Aragon was born on 3 October 1897 and died on 24 December 1982, aged 85 years and 82 days. That is 31,127 days in all.
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- James M. Buchanan ↗American economist, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics · 1919–201393 yrs
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