1814–1841
Mikhail Lermontov
Russian writer, poet and painter
26years old at death
9,782days lived
1%of the people on this site died younger
Mikhail Lermontov was born on 15 October 1814 and died on 27 July 1841, aged 26 years and 285 days. That is 9,782 days in all.
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