1898–1967
René Magritte
Belgian surrealist
68years old at death
25,103days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
René Magritte was born on 21 November 1898 and died on 15 August 1967, aged 68 years and 267 days. That is 25,103 days in all.
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- Friedrich SchleiermacherGerman theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar · 1768–183465 yrs
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