1925–2013
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
87years old at death
31,954days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Margaret Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 and died on 8 April 2013, aged 87 years and 177 days. That is 31,954 days in all.
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- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar · 1880–196887 yrs
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–198987 yrs
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC · 1887–197587 yrs
- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
- José SaramagoPortuguese novelist · 1922–201087 yrs
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Also born on 13 October
- VirgilRoman poet (1st century BC) · 70–19 BC50 yrs
- Jamal KhashoggiSaudi journalist · 1958–201859 yrs
- Turgut Özal8th President of the Republic of Turkey · 1927–199365 yrs
- Rudolf VirchowGerman doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician · 1821–190280 yrs
- Cemal Gürsel4th President of the Republic of Turkey · 1895–196670 yrs
- Yves MontandFrench-Italian actor and singer · 1921–199170 yrs
Famous people born on 13 October
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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