1840–1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer
53years old at death
19,541days lived
20%of the people on this site died younger
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on 7 May 1840 and died on 6 November 1893, aged 53 years and 183 days. That is 19,541 days in all.
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