1865–1957
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer
91years old at death
33,523days lived
93%of the people on this site died younger
Jean Sibelius was born on 8 December 1865 and died on 20 September 1957, aged 91 years and 286 days. That is 33,523 days in all.
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