1846–1916
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate
70years old at death
25,761days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
Henryk Sienkiewicz was born on 5 May 1846 and died on 15 November 1916, aged 70 years and 194 days. That is 25,761 days in all.
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