1869–1948
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist
78years old at death
28,608days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 and died on 30 January 1948, aged 78 years and 120 days. That is 28,608 days in all.
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- Andrew JacksonPresident of the United States from 1829 to 1837 · 1767–184578 yrs
- Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican philosopher · 1803–188278 yrs
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Also born on 2 October
- Graham GreeneBritish writer, playwright and literary critic · 1904–199186 yrs
- Paul von HindenburgPrussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany · 1847–193486 yrs
- Groucho MarxAmerican comedian · 1890–197786 yrs
- William RamsayScottish chemist · 1852–191663 yrs
- Ferdinand FochFrench marchal and military theorist · 1851–192977 yrs
- Christian de DuveBelgian biochemist, cytologist · 1917–201395 yrs
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