1912–1990
Patrick White
English-born Australian writer
78years old at death
28,614days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Patrick White was born on 28 May 1912 and died on 30 September 1990, aged 78 years and 125 days. That is 28,614 days in all.
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- Ernst Cassirer ↗German philosopher · 1874–194570 yrs
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