1804–1864
Nathaniel Hawthorne
American author
59years old at death
21,869days lived
29%of the people on this site died younger
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4 July 1804 and died on 19 May 1864, aged 59 years and 320 days. That is 21,869 days in all.
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