1917–1996
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
79years old at death
28,906days lived
69%of the people on this site died younger
Ella Fitzgerald was born on 25 April 1917 and died on 15 June 1996, aged 79 years and 51 days. That is 28,906 days in all.
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- H. G. WellsEnglish writer · 1866–194679 yrs
- Ho Chi MinhVietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam · 1890–196979 yrs
- Martin Van BurenPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841 · 1782–186279 yrs
- Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress · 1932–201179 yrs
- François Mitterrand21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995 · 1916–199679 yrs
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Also born on 25 April
- Marcus Aurelius16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher · AD 121–18058 yrs
- Guglielmo MarconiItalian inventor and radio pioneer · 1874–193763 yrs
- Johan CruyffDutch footballer and manager · 1947–201668 yrs
- Wolfgang PauliPhysicist, Nobel prize winner · 1900–195858 yrs
- Stefania Turkevych-LukiianovychUkrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist · 1898–197778 yrs
- Andrey KolmogorovRussian mathematician · 1903–198784 yrs
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