1501–1555
Marcellus II
Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555
53years old at death
19,718days lived
21%of the people on this site died younger
Marcellus II was born on 16 May 1501 and died on 11 May 1555, aged 53 years and 360 days. That is 19,718 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 53
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- Henry FondaAmerican actor · 1905–198277 yrs
- Innocent XPope from 1644 to 1655 · 1574–165580 yrs
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- Celâl Bayar3rd President of the Republic of Turkey · 1883–1986103 yrs
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- Juan Rulfo ↗Mexican writer · 1917–198668 yrs
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