1929–1978
Jacques Brel
Belgian singer
49years old at death
18,081days lived
15%of the people on this site died younger
Jacques Brel was born on 8 April 1929 and died on 9 October 1978, aged 49 years and 184 days. That is 18,081 days in all.
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Others who died at 49
- Thomas AquinasItalian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church · c. 1225–1274c. 49 yrs
- Qin Shi HuangFirst emperor of Qin Dynasty · c. 259–210 BCc. 49 yrs
- James A. GarfieldPresident of the United States in 1881 · 1831–188149 yrs
- Mehmed IISeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1432–148149 yrs
- Alexander III of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894 · 1845–189449 yrs
- Hatshepsut5th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt · c. 1507–1458 BCc. 49 yrs
- Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 · 1665–171449 yrs
- John, King of EnglandKing of England from 1199 to 1216 · 1166–121649 yrs
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Also born on 8 April
- Kofi Annan7th Secretary-General of the United Nations · 1938–201880 yrs
- Mehmed IISeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1432–148149 yrs
- Mary PickfordCanadian actress and producer · 1892–197987 yrs
- Edmund HusserlGerman philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology · 1859–193879 yrs
- Emil CioranRomanian-French philosopher and essayist · 1911–199584 yrs
- Philip IV of SpainKing of Spain and Portugal · 1605–166560 yrs
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