1541–1614
El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect
72years old at death
26,486days lived
55%of the people on this site died younger
El Greco was born on 1 October 1541 and died on 7 April 1614, aged 72 years and 188 days. That is 26,486 days in all.
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Also born on 1 October
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- Konstantin ChernenkoGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union · 1912–198572 yrs
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- Chen-ning YangChinese physicist · 1922–2025103 yrs
- Annie BesantBritish socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator · 1847–193385 yrs
- Severus AlexanderRoman Emperor · AD 208–23526 yrs
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