1831–1881
James A. Garfield
President of the United States in 1881
49years old at death
18,202days lived
16%of the people on this site died younger
James A. Garfield was born on 19 November 1831 and died on 19 September 1881, aged 49 years and 304 days. That is 18,202 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
- 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
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- Max StirnerGerman philosopher · 1806–185649 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 49
Also born on 19 November
- Martin LutherGerman priest and theologian · 1483–154662 yrs
- Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India · 1917–198466 yrs
- Mikhail LomonosovRussian polymath · 1711–176553 yrs
- José Raúl CapablancaCuban chess player · 1888–194253 yrs
- Larry KingAmerican television and radio host · 1933–202187 yrs
- Mikhail Ivanovich KalininSoviet politician · 1875–194670 yrs
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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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