1542–1605
Akbar
The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
62years old at death
23,001days lived
35%of the people on this site died younger
Akbar was born on 25 October 1542 and died on 15 October 1605, aged 62 years and 355 days. That is 23,001 days in all.
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- Giorgio VasariItalian painter, architect, writer and historian · 1511–157462 yrs
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- Peter AbelardFrench scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician · c. 1079–1142c. 63 yrs
- JosephusRoman–Jewish historian and military leader · c. AD 37–100c. 63 yrs
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- Stephen I of Hungary11th-century king of Hungary and saint · c. 975–1038c. 63 yrs
Others who died at 62
- AristotleGreek philosopher · c. 384–322 BCc. 62 yrs
- Martin LutherGerman priest and theologian · 1483–154662 yrs
- John Maynard KeynesBritish economist · 1883–194662 yrs
- Peter Paul RubensFlemish painter · 1577–164062 yrs
- Ludwig WittgensteinAustrian philosopher and logician · 1889–195162 yrs
- Émile ZolaFrench novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet · 1840–190262 yrs
- Kwame NkrumahGhanaian politician · 1909–197262 yrs
- Zheng HeChinese mariner, explorer, and diplomat · c. 1371–1433c. 62 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 62
Also born on 25 October
- Pablo PicassoSpanish painter and sculptor · 1881–197391 yrs
- Zhu XiChinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty · 1130–120069 yrs
- Georges BizetFrench composer · 1838–187536 yrs
- Évariste GaloisFrench mathematician · 1811–183220 yrs
- Max StirnerGerman philosopher · 1806–185649 yrs
- Johann Strauss IIAustrian composer · 1825–189973 yrs
Famous people born on 25 October
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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