1883–1971
Coco Chanel
French fashion designer
87years old at death
31,920days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Coco Chanel was born on 19 August 1883 and died on 10 January 1971, aged 87 years and 144 days. That is 31,920 days in all.
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- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar · 1880–196887 yrs
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–198987 yrs
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- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
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Also born on 19 August
- John Dryden17th-century English poet and playwright · 1631–170068 yrs
- Matthew PerryAmerican-Canadian actor · 1969–202354 yrs
- Willard BoyleCanadian physicist and inventor · 1924–201186 yrs
- Gene Roddenberry ↗American television screenwriter and producer · 1921–199170 yrs
- Pierre-Jean de Béranger ↗French poet and chansonnier · 1780–185776 yrs
- Robert I of France ↗King of West Francia from 922 to 923 · AD 860–92362 yrs
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