1685–1759
George Frideric Handel
German-British Baroque composer
74years old at death
27,067days lived
58%of the people on this site died younger
George Frideric Handel was born on 5 March 1685 and died on 14 April 1759, aged 74 years and 40 days. That is 27,067 days in all.
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