1930–1980
Steve McQueen
American actor
50years old at death
18,491days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Steve McQueen was born on 24 March 1930 and died on 7 November 1980, aged 50 years and 228 days. That is 18,491 days in all.
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Also born on 24 March
- Dario FoItalian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist · 1926–201690 yrs
- Harry HoudiniHungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer · 1874–192652 yrs
- Joseph PriestleyEnglish chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist · 1733–180470 yrs
- Peter DebyeDutch-American physicist and physical chemist · 1884–196682 yrs
- William MorrisTextile designer, artist, writer, printer · 1834–189662 yrs
- Georg Philipp TelemannGerman composer · 1681–176786 yrs
Famous people born on 24 March
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