1911–1996
Odysseas Elytis
Greek poet and art critic
84years old at death
30,818days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Odysseas Elytis was born on 2 November 1911 and died on 18 March 1996, aged 84 years and 137 days. That is 30,818 days in all.
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