1899–1974
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat
74years old at death
27,261days lived
59%of the people on this site died younger
Miguel Ángel Asturias was born on 19 October 1899 and died on 9 June 1974, aged 74 years and 233 days. That is 27,261 days in all.
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