1917–1989
Ferdinand Marcos
President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
72years old at death
26,315days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
Ferdinand Marcos was born on 11 September 1917 and died on 28 September 1989, aged 72 years and 17 days. That is 26,315 days in all.
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