1828–1906
Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian playwright and theatre director
78years old at death
28,552days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Henrik Ibsen was born on 20 March 1828 and died on 23 May 1906, aged 78 years and 64 days. That is 28,552 days in all.
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