1875–1926
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian poet and writer
51years old at death
18,652days lived
18%of the people on this site died younger
Rainer Maria Rilke was born on 4 December 1875 and died on 29 December 1926, aged 51 years and 25 days. That is 18,652 days in all.
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