1859–1881
Billy the Kid
American outlaw and gunfighter
21years old at death
7,971days lived
1%of the people on this site died younger
Billy the Kid was born on 17 September 1859 and died on 14 July 1881, aged 21 years and 300 days. That is 7,971 days in all.
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Also born on 17 September
- Elizabeth I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 · 1533–160369 yrs
- Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician · 1826–186639 yrs
- Konstantin TsiolkovskyRussian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory · 1857–193578 yrs
- Antoninus Pius15th Roman Emperor · AD 86–16174 yrs
- Ludovico AriostoItalian poet · 1474–153358 yrs
- Anne BancroftAmerican actress · 1931–200573 yrs
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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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