1957–2011
Osama bin Laden
Founder of al-Qaeda
54years old at death
19,776days lived
21%of the people on this site died younger
Osama bin Laden was born on 10 March 1957 and died on 2 May 2011, aged 54 years and 53 days. That is 19,776 days in all.
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Others who died at 54
- Christopher ColumbusItalian explorer and navigator · c. 1451–1506c. 54 yrs
- Benazir Bhutto11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan · 1953–200754 yrs
- John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer · 1509–156454 yrs
- Paul GauguinFrench painter and printmaker · 1848–190354 yrs
- Tycho BraheDanish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601 · 1546–160154 yrs
- Husayn ibn AliGrandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam · AD 626–68054 yrs
- Andrei TarkovskySoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director · 1932–198654 yrs
- Charles II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland · 1630–168554 yrs
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Also born on 10 March
- Michel de MontaigneFrench author, philosopher, and statesman · 1533–159259 yrs
- Alexander III of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894 · 1845–189449 yrs
- Ferdinand I, Holy Roman EmperorEmperador del SIR de 1556 a 1564 · 1503–156461 yrs
- Friedrich SchlegelGerman poet, critic and scholar, editor · 1772–182956 yrs
- Boris VianFrench writer and musician · 1920–195939 yrs
- Val Logsdon Fitch ↗American physicist · 1923–201591 yrs
Famous people born on 10 March
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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