1934–2016
Leonard Cohen
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet
82years old at death
29,998days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
Leonard Cohen was born on 21 September 1934 and died on 7 November 2016, aged 82 years and 47 days. That is 29,998 days in all.
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Also born on 21 September
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- H. G. WellsEnglish writer · 1866–194679 yrs
- Shinzō AbePrime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 · 1954–202267 yrs
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- Abdul Hamid II34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1842–191875 yrs
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