1812–1889
Robert Browning
English poet and playwright
77years old at death
28,343days lived
65%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Browning was born on 7 May 1812 and died on 12 December 1889, aged 77 years and 219 days. That is 28,343 days in all.
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