1928–2014
Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist
86years old at death
31,465days lived
84%of the people on this site died younger
Maya Angelou was born on 4 April 1928 and died on 28 May 2014, aged 86 years and 54 days. That is 31,465 days in all.
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Also born on 4 April
- Heath LedgerAustralian actor · 1979–200828 yrs
- Andrei TarkovskySoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director · 1932–198654 yrs
- Marguerite DurasFrench writer and film director · 1914–199681 yrs
- Isoroku YamamotoJapanese Marshal Admiral · 1884–194359 yrs
- Anthony Perkins ↗American actor · 1932–199260 yrs
- Gary Moore ↗Northern Irish musician · 1952–201158 yrs
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