1750–1848
Caroline Herschel
German-British astronomer
97years old at death
35,727days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Caroline Herschel was born on 16 March 1750 and died on 9 January 1848, aged 97 years and 299 days. That is 35,727 days in all.
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