1900–1949
Margaret Mitchell
American author and journalist
48years old at death
17,813days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
Margaret Mitchell was born on 8 November 1900 and died on 16 August 1949, aged 48 years and 281 days. That is 17,813 days in all.
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Also born on 8 November
- Alain DelonFrench actor · 1935–202488 yrs
- Bram StokerIrish novelist and short story writer · 1847–191264 yrs
- Edmond HalleyEnglish astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist · 1656–174285 yrs
- Gottlob FregeGerman philosopher, logician, and mathematician · 1848–192576 yrs
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