1749–1832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician
82years old at death
30,156days lived
77%of the people on this site died younger
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28 August 1749 and died on 22 March 1832, aged 82 years and 207 days. That is 30,156 days in all.
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Also born on 28 August
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- Philip II of FranceKing of France, and the first to be called by that title · 1165–122357 yrs
- Chang Myon ↗South Korean politician · 1899–196666 yrs
- Jack Kirby ↗American comic book artist · 1917–199476 yrs
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- Godfrey Hounsfield ↗English electrical engineer · 1919–200484 yrs
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