1901–1968
Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian writer
66years old at death
24,405days lived
43%of the people on this site died younger
Salvatore Quasimodo was born on 20 August 1901 and died on 14 June 1968, aged 66 years and 299 days. That is 24,405 days in all.
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