1863–1952
George Santayana
Spanish-American philosopher
88years old at death
32,426days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
George Santayana was born on 16 December 1863 and died on 26 September 1952, aged 88 years and 285 days. That is 32,426 days in all.
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Also born on 16 December
- Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer · 1770–182756 yrs
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