1907–1973
W. H. Auden
British-American poet
66years old at death
24,327days lived
43%of the people on this site died younger
W. H. Auden was born on 21 February 1907 and died on 29 September 1973, aged 66 years and 220 days. That is 24,327 days in all.
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