1899–1974
Erich Kästner
German children's writer
75years old at death
27,549days lived
61%of the people on this site died younger
Erich Kästner was born on 23 February 1899 and died on 29 July 1974, aged 75 years and 156 days. That is 27,549 days in all.
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