1901–1992
Marlene Dietrich
German and American actress and singer
90years old at death
33,003days lived
91%of the people on this site died younger
Marlene Dietrich was born on 27 December 1901 and died on 6 May 1992, aged 90 years and 131 days. That is 33,003 days in all.
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Also born on 27 December
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- Mirza GhalibIndian poet · 1797–186971 yrs
- Jacob BernoulliSwiss mathematician · 1654–170550 yrs
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- Michel Piccoli ↗French actor · 1925–202094 yrs
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