1953–2018
Paul Allen
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft
65years old at death
24,008days lived
41%of the people on this site died younger
Paul Allen was born on 21 January 1953 and died on 15 October 2018, aged 65 years and 267 days. That is 24,008 days in all.
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Also born on 21 January
- Grigori RasputinRussian mystic · 1869–191647 yrs
- Christian DiorFrench fashion designer · 1905–195752 yrs
- Oscar II of Sweden ↗King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905 · 1829–190778 yrs
- Stonewall Jackson ↗General of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War · 1824–186339 yrs
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- Benny Hill ↗British comedian and actor · 1924–199268 yrs
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