1932–2008
Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist
76years old at death
28,010days lived
63%of the people on this site died younger
Miriam Makeba was born on 4 March 1932 and died on 10 November 2008, aged 76 years and 251 days. That is 28,010 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 76
Also born on 4 March
- Antonio VivaldiItalian composer and violinist · 1678–174163 yrs
- Christopher MarloweEnglish dramatist, poet and translator · 1564–159329 yrs
- Benedict of NursiaFounder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order · AD 480–54767 yrs
- Paul IIPope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471 · 1417–147154 yrs
- Muhammad AliWali of Egypt and Sudan · 1769–184980 yrs
- Matthias CorvinusKing of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Austria · 1443–149047 yrs
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