1824–1889
Wilkie Collins
British writer
65years old at death
24,000days lived
41%of the people on this site died younger
Wilkie Collins was born on 8 January 1824 and died on 23 September 1889, aged 65 years and 258 days. That is 24,000 days in all.
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Also born on 8 January
- Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor · 1935–197742 yrs
- Stephen HawkingBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author · 1942–201876 yrs
- David BowieEnglish musician and actor · 1947–201669 yrs
- Alfred Russel WallaceBritish naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist · 1823–191390 yrs
- Georgy MalenkovSoviet politician · 1902–198886 yrs
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