1930–2008
Harold Pinter
British playwright
78years old at death
28,565days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Harold Pinter was born on 10 October 1930 and died on 24 December 2008, aged 78 years and 75 days. That is 28,565 days in all.
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Also born on 10 October
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Ivo AndrićYugoslav novelist · 1892–197582 yrs
- Fridtjof NansenNorwegian polar explorer · 1861–193068 yrs
- Claude SimonFrench writer · 1913–200591 yrs
- Henry CavendishEnglish natural philosopher, and scientist · 1731–181078 yrs
- Isabella II of SpainQueen of Spain from 1833 to 1868 · 1830–190473 yrs
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