1937–2006
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
69years old at death
25,448days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Saddam Hussein was born on 28 April 1937 and died on 30 December 2006, aged 69 years and 246 days. That is 25,448 days in all.
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- William BlakeEnglish poet and artist · 1757–182769 yrs
- ErasmusDutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian · 1466–153669 yrs
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Others who died at 69
- Marco PoloVenetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia · 1254–132469 yrs
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- Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–160369 yrs
- Muammar GaddafiMilitary officer and former Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya · 1942–201169 yrs
- Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singer · 1901–197169 yrs
- Pablo NerudaChilean poet and politician · 1904–197369 yrs
- PetrarchItalian scholar and poet · 1304–137469 yrs
- William BlakeEnglish poet and artist · 1757–182769 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 69
Also born on 28 April
- James MonroePresident of the United States from 1817 to 1825 · 1758–183173 yrs
- Herbert SpencerEnglish philosopher and political theorist · 1820–190383 yrs
- Kurt GödelAustrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics · 1906–197871 yrs
- Harper LeeAmerican novelist · 1926–201689 yrs
- Terry PratchettEnglish fantasy author · 1948–201566 yrs
- António de Oliveira SalazarPrime Minister of Portugal · 1889–197081 yrs
Famous people born on 28 April
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