1732–1809
Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer
77years old at death
28,184days lived
64%of the people on this site died younger
Joseph Haydn was born on 31 March 1732 and died on 31 May 1809, aged 77 years and 61 days. That is 28,184 days in all.
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Also born on 31 March
- Johann Sebastian BachGerman composer · 1685–175065 yrs
- René DescartesFrench philosopher, mathematician, and scientist · 1596–165053 yrs
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- Benedict XIVPope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758 · 1675–175883 yrs
- William Lawrence BraggAustralian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer · 1890–197181 yrs
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