1821–1867
Charles Baudelaire
French poet and critic
46years old at death
16,945days lived
12%of the people on this site died younger
Charles Baudelaire was born on 9 April 1821 and died on 31 August 1867, aged 46 years and 144 days. That is 16,945 days in all.
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