1927–2015
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor
87years old at death
31,956days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Günter Grass was born on 16 October 1927 and died on 13 April 2015, aged 87 years and 179 days. That is 31,956 days in all.
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Also born on 16 October
- Oscar WildeIrish poet, playwright, and aesthete · 1854–190046 yrs
- David Ben-GurionIsraeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - · 1886–197387 yrs
- Eugene O'NeillAmerican playwright · 1888–195365 yrs
- Enver HoxhaFormer First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania · 1908–198576 yrs
- Louis AlthusserFrench Marxist philosopher · 1918–199072 yrs
- Angela LansburyBritish actress · 1925–202296 yrs
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