1945–1981
Bob Marley
Jamaican reggae musician
36years old at death
13,243days lived
5%of the people on this site died younger
Bob Marley was born on 6 February 1945 and died on 11 May 1981, aged 36 years and 94 days. That is 13,243 days in all.
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- Nicolas CarnotFrench physicist · 1796–183236 yrs
- Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary lawyer and politician · 1758–179436 yrs
- Henry PurcellEnglish composer · 1659–169536 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Frantz FanonFrench West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher · 1925–196136 yrs
- Cyrano de BergeracFrench novelist and dramatist · 1619–165536 yrs
- Carl XII of SwedenThe fifth and last emperor of Sweden · 1682–171836 yrs
- Georges BizetFrench composer · 1838–187536 yrs
Others who died at 36
- JesusCentral figure of Christianity · c. 4 BC–AD 33c. 36 yrs
- Marilyn MonroeAmerican actress and model · 1926–196236 yrs
- Lord ByronEnglish Romantic poet and lyricist · 1788–182436 yrs
- Diana, Princess of WalesMember of the British royal family and Princess of Wales · 1961–199736 yrs
- Ada LovelaceEnglish mathematician · 1815–185236 yrs
- Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary lawyer and politician · 1758–179436 yrs
- Vladimir MayakovskyRussian and Soviet poet · 1893–193036 yrs
- Heinrich HertzGerman physicist · 1857–189436 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 36
Also born on 6 February
- Ronald ReaganPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor · 1911–200493 yrs
- François TruffautFrench film director · 1932–198452 yrs
- Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 · 1665–171449 yrs
- Eva BraunPhotographer, longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler · 1912–194533 yrs
- Zsa Zsa GaborHungarian-American socialite and actress · 1917–201699 yrs
- Abbas the GreatShah of Safavid Iran · 1571–162957 yrs
Famous people born on 6 February
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