1805–1875
Hans Christian Andersen
Danish writer and poet
70years old at death
25,691days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
Hans Christian Andersen was born on 2 April 1805 and died on 4 August 1875, aged 70 years and 124 days. That is 25,691 days in all.
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