1897–1978
Paul VI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
80years old at death
29,533days lived
72%of the people on this site died younger
Paul VI was born on 26 September 1897 and died on 6 August 1978, aged 80 years and 314 days. That is 29,533 days in all.
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Others who died at 80
- PlatoAncient Greek philosopher · c. 428–348 BCc. 80 yrs
- Rabindranath TagoreBengali poet, philosopher and polymath · 1861–194180 yrs
- Gautama BuddhaFounder of Buddhism · c. 563–483 BCc. 80 yrs
- Alfred HitchcockBritish filmmaker · 1899–198080 yrs
- Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations · 1938–201880 yrs
- John Quincy AdamsPresident of the United States from 1825 to 1829 · 1767–184880 yrs
- Thomas MannGerman novelist and Nobel Prize laureate · 1875–195580 yrs
- Anatole FranceFrench writer · 1844–192480 yrs
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Also born on 26 September
- T. S. EliotUS-British poet · 1888–196576 yrs
- Martin HeideggerGerman philosopher · 1889–197686 yrs
- Ivan PavlovRussian physiologist · 1849–193686 yrs
- Manmohan SinghIndian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician · 1932–202492 yrs
- PompeyRoman general and statesman · 106–48 BC58 yrs
- George GershwinAmerican composer and pianist · 1898–193738 yrs
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