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Liu Xiaobo

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Occupation

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Born in

Changchun

Born

December 28, 1955

Zodiac

Capricorn

22,479

days lived

61

age at death

Born
December 28, 1955 in Changchun
Died
July 13, 2017 in First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University (aged 61)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·goat 🐐
Updated Jul 2026

About

Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China. He was arrested numerous times, and was described as China's most prominent dissident and the country's most famous political prisoner. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer; he died a few weeks later on 13 July 2017.

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Astrology
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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Cancer♋︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for December 28, 1955

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2017
Day 22,478
Age 61

Death in custody

Confidence
96%
Jul 13, 2017

Liu Xiaobo died of liver cancer while in government custody.

Day 22,461
Age 61

Medical Parole

Confidence
98%
Jun 26, 2017
2009
Day 19,721
Age 53

Continued Imprisonment

Confidence
98%
Dec 25, 2009
2008
Day 19,340
Age 52

Charter 08

Confidence
98%
Dec 9, 2008
Day 18,997
Age 52

House Arrest

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 2008
2003
Day 17,171
Age 47

PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2003

Received the PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award.

Day 17,171
Age 47

Independent Chinese PEN Center President

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2003

Elected as the president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center.

1999
Day 15,710
Age 43

Released from Re-education Camp

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1999
1996
Day 14,614
Age 40

Sent to Re-education Camp

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1996
Day 14,614
Age 40

Marriage to Liu Xia

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1996

Married Liu Xia.

1995
Day 14,369
Age 39

Detention

Confidence
98%
May 1, 1995
1991
Day 12,788
Age 35

Visiting Scholar in the US

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1991

Served as a visiting scholar at universities in the United States.

1990
Day 12,423
Age 34

Visiting Scholar at Oslo University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1990

Became a visiting scholar at Oslo University.

1989
Day 12,214
Age 33

Imprisonment for Tiananmen Involvement

Confidence
98%
Jun 6, 1989
Day 12,148
Age 33

Return to China

Confidence
89%
Apr 1, 1989
Flight Manifest
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1988
Day 11,692
Age 32

Visiting Scholar at Columbia University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1988

Became a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York.

Day 11,692
Age 32

Ph.D. in Literature

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1988

Received a Ph.D. in Literature from Beijing Normal University.

1980
Day 8,770
Age 24

Literary Critic

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1980

Began to gain recognition as a literary critic.

1977
Day 7,675
Age 21

Graduation from Jilin University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1977

Graduated from Jilin University.

1955
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Confidence
96%
Dec 28, 1955

Born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China.