1857–1930
William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913
72years old at death
26,471days lived
55%of the people on this site died younger
William Howard Taft was born on 15 September 1857 and died on 8 March 1930, aged 72 years and 174 days. That is 26,471 days in all.
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Also born on 15 September
- Agatha ChristieEnglish mystery and detective writer · 1890–197685 yrs
- Richard I of EnglandKing of England from 1189 to 1199 · 1157–119941 yrs
- François de La RochefoucauldFrench author of maxims and memoirs · 1613–168066 yrs
- James Fenimore CooperAmerican writer · 1789–185161 yrs
- Murray Gell-MannAmerican physicist · 1929–201989 yrs
- Porfirio DíazPresident of Mexico · 1830–191584 yrs
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