1871–1919
Leonid Andreyev
Russian playwright, author and poet
48years old at death
17,553days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
Leonid Andreyev was born on 21 August 1871 and died on 12 September 1919, aged 48 years and 22 days. That is 17,553 days in all.
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