1926–1991
Miles Davis
American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer
65years old at death
23,866days lived
40%of the people on this site died younger
Miles Davis was born on 26 May 1926 and died on 28 September 1991, aged 65 years and 125 days. That is 23,866 days in all.
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