1854–1938
Karl Kautsky
Czech-Austrian Marxist theorist
84years old at death
30,681days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Karl Kautsky was born on 16 October 1854 and died on 17 October 1938, aged 84 years and 1 day. That is 30,681 days in all.
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Also born on 16 October
- Oscar WildeIrish poet, playwright, and aesthete · 1854–190046 yrs
- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
- David Ben-GurionIsraeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - · 1886–197387 yrs
- Eugene O'NeillAmerican playwright · 1888–195365 yrs
- Enver HoxhaFormer First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania · 1908–198576 yrs
- Louis AlthusserFrench Marxist philosopher · 1918–199072 yrs
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