1874–1936
G. K. Chesterton
English author and Christian apologist
62years old at death
22,661days lived
33%of the people on this site died younger
G. K. Chesterton was born on 29 May 1874 and died on 14 June 1936, aged 62 years and 16 days. That is 22,661 days in all.
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