1903–1950
George Orwell
British writer and journalist
46years old at death
17,012days lived
12%of the people on this site died younger
George Orwell was born on 25 June 1903 and died on 21 January 1950, aged 46 years and 210 days. That is 17,012 days in all.
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- Oscar WildeIrish poet, playwright, and aesthete · 1854–190046 yrs
- Albert CamusFrench philosopher, author, and journalist · 1913–196046 yrs
- Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and critic · 1821–186746 yrs
- Robert SchumannGerman composer, pianist and critic · 1810–185646 yrs
- Antonio GramsciItalian Marxist philosopher, writer, and politician · 1891–193746 yrs
- H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editor · 1890–193746 yrs
- Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister of India · 1944–199146 yrs
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Also born on 25 June
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- Alexei AbrikosovSoviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist · 1928–201788 yrs
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