1809–1882
Charles Darwin
English naturalist and biologist
73years old at death
26,729days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Charles Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 and died on 19 April 1882, aged 73 years and 66 days. That is 26,729 days in all.
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- Jean de La FontaineFrench poet, fabulist and writer · 1621–169573 yrs
- Alexander FlemingScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate · 1881–195573 yrs
- Antoni GaudíCatalan architect · 1852–192673 yrs
- Edward JennerEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination · 1749–182373 yrs
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Also born on 12 February
- Abraham LincolnPresident of the United States from 1861 to 1865 · 1809–186556 yrs
- PranIndian actor · 1920–201393 yrs
- Francis II, Holy Roman EmperorAlso known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria · 1768–183567 yrs
- Anna PavlovaRussian ballet dancer · 1882–193148 yrs
- Julian Seymour SchwingerAmerican theoretical physicist · 1918–199476 yrs
- Bill RussellAmerican basketball player · 1934–202288 yrs
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