1864–1943
George Washington Carver
African American botanist and inventor
79years old at death
28,858days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
George Washington Carver was born on 1 January 1864 and died on 5 January 1943, aged 79 years and 4 days. That is 28,858 days in all.
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- Martin Van BurenPresident of the United States from 1837 to 1841 · 1782–186279 yrs
- Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress · 1932–201179 yrs
- François Mitterrand21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995 · 1916–199679 yrs
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Also born on 1 January
- J. D. SalingerAmerican author · 1919–201091 yrs
- Pierre de CoubertinFounder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian · 1863–193774 yrs
- Sándor PetőfiHungarian poet and liberal revolutionary · 1823–184926 yrs
- E. M. ForsterEnglish novelist · 1879–197091 yrs
- Satyendra Nath BoseIndian Bengali physicist and polymath · 1894–197480 yrs
- Stepan BanderaUkrainian nationalist leader · 1909–195950 yrs
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