1895–1952
George VI
King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952
56years old at death
20,507days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
George VI was born on 14 December 1895 and died on 6 February 1952, aged 56 years and 54 days. That is 20,507 days in all.
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Also born on 14 December
- Ebrahim RaisiPresident of Iran from 2021 to 2024 · 1960–202463 yrs
- Julius IIPope of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513 · 1443–151369 yrs
- Paul ÉluardFrench poet · 1895–195256 yrs
- Raj KapoorIndian actor and filmmaker · 1924–198863 yrs
- Nikolay BasovSoviet physicist · 1922–200178 yrs
- Lucius VerusJoint Roman Emperor with Marcus Aurelius · AD 130–16938 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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