AD 879–929
Charles the Simple
King of West Francia
50years old at death
18,283days lived
16%of the people on this site died younger
Charles the Simple was born on 21 September AD 879 and died on 12 October AD 929, aged 50 years and 21 days. That is 18,283 days in all.
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Also born on 21 September
- AugustusFirst emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty · 63 BC–AD 1475 yrs
- H. G. WellsEnglish writer · 1866–194679 yrs
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