1905–1990
Greta Garbo
Swedish-American actress
84years old at death
30,890days lived
81%of the people on this site died younger
Greta Garbo was born on 18 September 1905 and died on 15 April 1990, aged 84 years and 209 days. That is 30,890 days in all.
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Also born on 18 September
- Samuel JohnsonEnglish writer and lexicographer · 1709–178475 yrs
- Gregory XVIPope of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846 · 1765–184680 yrs
- James GandolfiniAmerican actor · 1961–201351 yrs
- Léon FoucaultFrench physicist · 1819–186848 yrs
- Victor Ambartsumian ↗Soviet Armenian astrophysicist · 1908–199687 yrs
- Edwin McMillan ↗American physicist · 1907–199183 yrs
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