1955–2017
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist
61years old at death
22,478days lived
32%of the people on this site died younger
Liu Xiaobo was born on 28 December 1955 and died on 13 July 2017, aged 61 years and 197 days. That is 22,478 days in all.
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- Aldo MoroItalian politician · 1916–197861 yrs
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- Ernest HemingwayAmerican author and journalist · 1899–196161 yrs
- Benito MussoliniDictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945 · 1883–194561 yrs
- Li BaiClassical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty · AD 701–76261 yrs
- Paul the ApostleEarly Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65) · c. AD 5–66c. 61 yrs
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGerman philosopher and theologian · 1770–183161 yrs
- Walter ScottScottish novelist, poet and playwright · 1771–183261 yrs
- George EliotEnglish novelist, essayist, poet and journalist · 1819–188061 yrs
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Also born on 28 December
- Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States · 1856–192467 yrs
- John von NeumannHungarian and American mathematician and physicist · 1903–195753 yrs
- TitusTenth Roman Emperor · AD 39–8141 yrs
- Stan LeeAmerican comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer · 1922–201895 yrs
- Arthur EddingtonBritish astrophysicist · 1882–194461 yrs
- Kary MullisAmerican biochemist · 1944–201974 yrs
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