1819–1850
Báb
Founder of Bábism and, according to the Baháʼís, predecessor of Baháʼu'lláh
30years old at death
11,220days lived
2%of the people on this site died younger
Báb was born on 20 October 1819 and died on 9 July 1850, aged 30 years and 262 days. That is 11,220 days in all.
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Who lived about as long
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Slightly shorter lives
- James V of ScotlandKing of Scotland from 1513 to 1542 · 1512–154230 yrs
- NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty · AD 37–6830 yrs
- Emily BrontëEnglish novelist and poet · 1818–184830 yrs
- Sylvia PlathAmerican poet and writer · 1932–196330 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Steve BikoSouth African anti-apartheid activist · 1946–197730 yrs
- Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer · 1961–199230 yrs
- Propertius1st century BC Roman elegiac poet · c. 47–16 BCc. 31 yrs
- Georges SeuratFrench painter · 1859–189131 yrs
Others who died at 30
- NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty · AD 37–6830 yrs
- Emily BrontëEnglish novelist and poet · 1818–184830 yrs
- CatullusLyric Latin poet of the Roman Republic · c. 84–54 BCc. 30 yrs
- Sylvia PlathAmerican poet and writer · 1932–196330 yrs
- Sergei YeseninRussian poet · 1895–192530 yrs
- Pumpuang DuangjanThai female singer · 1961–199230 yrs
- Steve BikoSouth African anti-apartheid activist · 1946–197730 yrs
- Sviatoslav I of KievPrince of Kiev · c. AD 942–972c. 30 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 30
Also born on 20 October
- Arthur RimbaudFrench poet · 1854–189137 yrs
- John DeweyAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer · 1859–195292 yrs
- James ChadwickEnglish physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932 · 1891–197482 yrs
- Isabelle de CharrièreDutch French-language writer and composer · 1740–180565 yrs
- Jomo KenyattaFirst Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya · 1893–197884 yrs
- Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonBritish statesman and prime minister · 1784–186580 yrs
Famous people born on 20 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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