1622–1673
Molière
French playwright and actor
51years old at death
18,661days lived
18%of the people on this site died younger
Molière was born on 15 January 1622 and died on 17 February 1673, aged 51 years and 33 days. That is 18,661 days in all.
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- Pierre-Joseph ProudhonFrench politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist · 1809–186556 yrs
- Shah JahanThe fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658 · 1592–166674 yrs
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