1949–2011
Christopher Hitchens
English American author and journalist
62years old at death
22,891days lived
34%of the people on this site died younger
Christopher Hitchens was born on 13 April 1949 and died on 15 December 2011, aged 62 years and 246 days. That is 22,891 days in all.
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