1821–1881
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Russian novelist
59years old at death
21,640days lived
28%of the people on this site died younger
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born on 11 November 1821 and died on 9 February 1881, aged 59 years and 90 days. That is 21,640 days in all.
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