1912–2001
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer
88years old at death
32,503days lived
89%of the people on this site died younger
Jorge Amado was born on 10 August 1912 and died on 6 August 2001, aged 88 years and 361 days. That is 32,503 days in all.
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- Herbert HooverPresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–196490 yrs
- Camillo Benso di CavourFirst Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from March to June in 1861 · 1810–186150 yrs
- Wolfgang PaulGerman physicist · 1913–199380 yrs
- Norma Shearer ↗Canadian-American actress · 1902–198380 yrs
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