1918–1987
Rita Hayworth
American actress
68years old at death
25,046days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
Rita Hayworth was born on 17 October 1918 and died on 14 May 1987, aged 68 years and 209 days. That is 25,046 days in all.
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Also born on 17 October
- John Paul IPope of the Catholic Church in 1978 · 1912–197865 yrs
- Arthur MillerAmerican playwright and essayist · 1915–200589 yrs
- Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-SimonFrench early socialist theorist · 1760–182564 yrs
- Montgomery CliftAmerican actor · 1920–196645 yrs
- Zhao Ziyang ↗Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) · 1919–200585 yrs
- Marsha Hunt ↗American actress · 1917–2022104 yrs
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