1809–1865
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
56years old at death
20,516days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
Abraham Lincoln was born on 12 February 1809 and died on 15 April 1865, aged 56 years and 62 days. That is 20,516 days in all.
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- George VIKing of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · 1895–195256 yrs
- Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist · 1864–192056 yrs
- Dag HammarskjöldSwedish diplomat, economist, and author · 1905–196156 yrs
- Nikolay NekrasovRussian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher · 1821–187856 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- PremchandIndian writer of Hindi and Urdu fiction (1880–1936); pioneer of social realism in Hindustani literature · 1880–193656 yrs
- Adolf EichmannGerman-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust · 1906–196256 yrs
- Ian FlemingBritish author · 1908–196456 yrs
- Kazimir MalevichRussian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement · 1879–193556 yrs
Others who died at 56
- Adolf HitlerDictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 · 1889–194556 yrs
- Julius CaesarRoman general and dictator · c. 100–44 BCc. 56 yrs
- Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer · 1770–182756 yrs
- Dante AlighieriFlorentine poet, writer, and philosopher · c. 1265–1321c. 56 yrs
- Steve JobsAmerican entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. · 1955–201156 yrs
- Albrecht DürerGerman painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist · 1471–152856 yrs
- Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist · 1864–192056 yrs
- HoraceRoman lyric poet · 65–8 BC56 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 56
Also born on 12 February
- Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist · 1809–188273 yrs
- PranIndian actor · 1920–201393 yrs
- Francis II, Holy Roman EmperorAlso known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria · 1768–183567 yrs
- Anna PavlovaRussian ballet dancer · 1882–193148 yrs
- Julian Seymour SchwingerAmerican theoretical physicist · 1918–199476 yrs
- Bill RussellAmerican basketball player · 1934–202288 yrs
Famous people born on 12 February
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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