1508–1556
Humayun
Second Mughal emperor from 1530 to 1540 and 1555 to 1556
47years old at death
17,493days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Humayun was born on 16 March 1508 and died on 6 February 1556, aged 47 years and 327 days. That is 17,493 days in all.
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- Alexander I of RussiaThe tenth Emperor of Russia · 1777–182547 yrs
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Others who died at 47
- Frida KahloMexican painter · 1907–195447 yrs
- Rosa LuxemburgPolish-German Marxist revolutionary · 1871–191947 yrs
- Simón BolívarVenezuelan statesman and military officer · 1783–183047 yrs
- Judy GarlandAmerican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian · 1922–196947 yrs
- Édith PiafFrench singer · 1915–196347 yrs
- Joseph GoebbelsNazi politician and Propaganda Minister · 1897–194547 yrs
- Taras ShevchenkoUkrainian poet and artist · 1814–186147 yrs
- AttilaRuler of the Huns · c. AD 406–453c. 47 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 47
Also born on 16 March
- James MadisonPresident of the United States from 1809 to 1817 · 1751–183685 yrs
- Sully PrudhommeFrench poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901 · 1839–190768 yrs
- Georg Simon OhmGerman physicist and mathematician · 1789–185465 yrs
- Francisco PizarroSpanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire · 1478–154163 yrs
- Bernardo BertolucciItalian film director and screenwriter · 1941–201877 yrs
- Jerry LewisAmerican comedian, actor and film director · 1926–201791 yrs
Famous people born on 16 March
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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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