1928–2016
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor
87years old at death
32,052days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Elie Wiesel was born on 30 September 1928 and died on 2 July 2016, aged 87 years and 276 days. That is 32,052 days in all.
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