1884–1962
Eleanor Roosevelt
American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945
78years old at death
28,515days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on 11 October 1884 and died on 7 November 1962, aged 78 years and 27 days. That is 28,515 days in all.
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Also born on 11 October
- François MauriacFrench writer · 1885–197084 yrs
- Richard III of EnglandKing of England from 1483 to 1485 · 1452–148532 yrs
- Bobby CharltonEnglish association football player and manager · 1937–202386 yrs
- Heinrich Wilhelm OlbersGerman physician and astronomer · 1758–184081 yrs
- Louis X of FranceKing of France from 1314 to 1316 · 1289–131626 yrs
- Friedrich Bergius ↗German chemist · 1884–194964 yrs
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