1921–2006
Betty Friedan
American feminist writer and activist
85years old at death
31,046days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Betty Friedan was born on 4 February 1921 and died on 4 February 2006, aged exactly 85 years. That is 31,046 days in all.
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- James MadisonPresident of the United States from 1809 to 1817 · 1751–183685 yrs
- Hermann HesseNobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter · 1877–196285 yrs
- Carl JungSwiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist · 1875–196185 yrs
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- Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · 1928–201485 yrs
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Also born on 4 February
- Rosa ParksCivil rights activist · 1913–200592 yrs
- Ludwig ErhardChancellor of West Germany · 1897–197780 yrs
- Charles LindberghAmerican aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist · 1902–197472 yrs
- Conrad BainCanadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist · 1923–201389 yrs
- Jacques PrévertFrench poet and screenwriter · 1900–197777 yrs
- Dietrich BonhoefferGerman Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident · 1906–194539 yrs
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