1902–1968
John Steinbeck
American writer
66years old at death
24,403days lived
43%of the people on this site died younger
John Steinbeck was born on 27 February 1902 and died on 20 December 1968, aged 66 years and 297 days. That is 24,403 days in all.
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- RumiIranian poet · 1207–127366 yrs
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Also born on 27 February
- Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity · AD 272–33765 yrs
- Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress · 1932–201179 yrs
- Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · 1928–201485 yrs
- Rudolf SteinerAustrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist · 1861–192564 yrs
- Max Beckmann ↗German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer · 1884–195066 yrs
- Robert H. Grubbs ↗Nobel prize winning American chemist · 1942–202179 yrs
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