1938–2020
Kenny Rogers
American country singer
81years old at death
29,797days lived
74%of the people on this site died younger
Kenny Rogers was born on 21 August 1938 and died on 20 March 2020, aged 81 years and 212 days. That is 29,797 days in all.
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Also born on 21 August
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- Wilt ChamberlainAmerican basketball player · 1936–199963 yrs
- Leonid AndreyevRussian playwright, author and poet · 1871–191948 yrs
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