1946–1977
Steve Biko
South African anti-apartheid activist
30years old at death
11,226days lived
2%of the people on this site died younger
Steve Biko was born on 18 December 1946 and died on 12 September 1977, aged 30 years and 268 days. That is 11,226 days in all.
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- NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty · AD 37–6830 yrs
- Emily BrontëEnglish novelist and poet · 1818–184830 yrs
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- Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer · 1961–199230 yrs
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- Georges SeuratFrench painter · 1859–189131 yrs
- ArcadiusRoman Emperor from 395–408 · AD 377–40831 yrs
Others who died at 30
- NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty · AD 37–6830 yrs
- Emily BrontëEnglish novelist and poet · 1818–184830 yrs
- CatullusLyric Latin poet of the Roman Republic · c. 84–54 BCc. 30 yrs
- Sylvia PlathAmerican poet and writer · 1932–196330 yrs
- Sergei YeseninRussian poet · 1895–192530 yrs
- Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer · 1961–199230 yrs
- BábFounder of Bábism and, according to the Baháʼís, predecessor of Baháʼu'lláh · 1819–185030 yrs
- Sviatoslav I of KievPrince of Kiev · c. AD 942–972c. 30 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 30
Also born on 18 December
- Joseph StalinPolitician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953 · 1878–195374 yrs
- Willy BrandtGerman politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate · 1913–199278 yrs
- Joseph John ThomsonBritish physicist · 1856–194083 yrs
- Mary, Queen of ScotsQueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 · 1542–158744 yrs
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaHeir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary · 1863–191450 yrs
- Carl Maria von WeberGerman Romantic composer · 1786–182639 yrs
Famous people born on 18 December
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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