1903–1987
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist
84years old at death
30,873days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger
Marguerite Yourcenar was born on 8 June 1903 and died on 17 December 1987, aged 84 years and 192 days. That is 30,873 days in all.
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