1897–1939
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author
41years old at death
15,139days lived
8%of the people on this site died younger
Amelia Earhart was born on 24 July 1897 and died on 5 January 1939, aged 41 years and 165 days. That is 15,139 days in all.
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Also born on 24 July
- Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer · 1783–183047 yrs
- Alexandre DumasFrench writer and dramatist · 1802–187068 yrs
- Henrik PontoppidanDanish writer, Nobel Laureate · 1857–194386 yrs
- Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-BukhārīPersian Islamic scholar · AD 810–87060 yrs
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- Robert GravesEnglish poet and novelist · 1895–198590 yrs
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