1942–2016
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
74years old at death
27,166days lived
59%of the people on this site died younger
Muhammad Ali was born on 17 January 1942 and died on 3 June 2016, aged 74 years and 138 days. That is 27,166 days in all.
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- Theodore DreiserAmerican novelist and journalist · 1871–194574 yrs
- Jean CocteauFrench writer and film director · 1889–196374 yrs
- Jacques DerridaFrench philosopher · 1930–200474 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Seamus HeaneyIrish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer · 1939–201374 yrs
- Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist · 1835–191074 yrs
- Bing CrosbyAmerican singer and actor · 1903–197774 yrs
- Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–16174 yrs
Others who died at 74
- Joseph StalinPolitician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953 · 1878–195374 yrs
- Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist · 1835–191074 yrs
- Jean-Paul SartreFrench existentialist philosopher · 1905–198074 yrs
- Friedrich EngelsGerman philosopher, sociologist and economist · 1820–189574 yrs
- Jawaharlal NehruPrime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964 · 1889–196474 yrs
- Ibn KhaldunHistoriographer and historian · c. 1332–1406c. 74 yrs
- Sun Tzu6th century BCE Chinese general and military strategist · c. 544–470 BCc. 74 yrs
- George Frideric HandelGerman-British Baroque composer · 1685–175974 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 74
Also born on 17 January
- Benjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman · 1706–179084 yrs
- David Lloyd GeorgePrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 · 1863–194582 yrs
- Al CaponeAmerican gangster · 1899–194748 yrs
- Pedro Calderón de la BarcaSpanish dramatist · 1600–168181 yrs
- Constantine StanislavskyRussian actor and theatre director · 1863–193875 yrs
- Betty WhiteAmerican actress and comedian · 1922–202199 yrs
Famous people born on 17 January
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