1912–1978
John Paul I
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
65years old at death
24,087days lived
41%of the people on this site died younger
John Paul I was born on 17 October 1912 and died on 28 September 1978, aged 65 years and 346 days. That is 24,087 days in all.
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- Jacques CartierBreton maritime explorer of North America · 1492–155765 yrs
- David HumeScottish philosopher, economist, and historian · 1711–177665 yrs
- Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity · AD 272–33765 yrs
- Lewis CarrollBritish author and scholar · 1832–189865 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 65
Also born on 17 October
- Arthur MillerAmerican playwright and essayist · 1915–200589 yrs
- Rita HayworthAmerican actress · 1918–198768 yrs
- Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-SimonFrench early socialist theorist · 1760–182564 yrs
- Montgomery CliftAmerican actor · 1920–196645 yrs
- Zhao Ziyang ↗Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) · 1919–200585 yrs
- Marsha Hunt ↗American actress · 1917–2022104 yrs
Famous people born on 17 October
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