1911–1993
William Golding
British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate
81years old at death
29,859days lived
75%of the people on this site died younger
William Golding was born on 19 September 1911 and died on 19 June 1993, aged 81 years and 273 days. That is 29,859 days in all.
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Also born on 19 September
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- Masatoshi KoshibaJapanese physicist and astronomer · 1926–202094 yrs
- Emil Zátopek ↗Czech long-distance runner · 1922–200078 yrs
- Lajos Kossuth ↗Hungarian politician · 1802–189491 yrs
- Paulo Freire ↗Lawyer, college teacher, author · 1921–199775 yrs
- Mika Waltari ↗Finnish writer · 1908–197970 yrs
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