1919–1999
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born British writer and philosopher
79years old at death
29,063days lived
69%of the people on this site died younger
Iris Murdoch was born on 15 July 1919 and died on 8 February 1999, aged 79 years and 208 days. That is 29,063 days in all.
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