1891–1942
Edith Stein
Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher
50years old at death
18,563days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Edith Stein was born on 12 October 1891 and died on 9 August 1942, aged 50 years and 301 days. That is 18,563 days in all.
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Also born on 12 October
- Eugenio MontaleItalian poet · 1896–198184 yrs
- Pedro I of BrazilEmperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 · 1798–183435 yrs
- Aleister CrowleyEnglish occultist · 1875–194772 yrs
- Ramsay MacDonaldBritish prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 · 1866–193771 yrs
- Trần Đại Quang8th President of Vietnam · 1956–201861 yrs
- Arthur HardenBritish biochemist · 1865–194074 yrs
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