1893–1976
Mao Zedong
1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China
82years old at death
30,207days lived
77%of the people on this site died younger
Mao Zedong was born on 26 December 1893 and died on 9 September 1976, aged 82 years and 258 days. That is 30,207 days in all.
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Also born on 26 December
- Charles BabbageEnglish mathematician, philosopher, and engineer · 1791–187179 yrs
- Henry MillerAmerican novelist · 1891–198088 yrs
- Yun Ch'ihoKorean independence activist · 1864–194580 yrs
- Alejo CarpanterCuban-French writer and musicologist · 1904–198075 yrs
- Norman Angell ↗English politician · 1872–196794 yrs
- Mary Somerville ↗Scottish scientist, writer and polymath · 1780–187291 yrs
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