1524–1574
Selim II
11th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
50years old at death
18,459days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Selim II was born on 9 June 1524 and died on 23 December 1574, aged 50 years and 197 days. That is 18,459 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 50
Also born on 9 June
- Peter the GreatTsar/Emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725 · 1672–172552 yrs
- Bertha von SuttnerAustrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor · 1843–191471 yrs
- Eric HobsbawmBritish academic historian and Marxist historiographer · 1917–201295 yrs
- George StephensonEnglish civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" · 1781–184867 yrs
- Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor (1658-1705), King of Hungary and Croatia and King of Bohemia · 1640–170564 yrs
- Johann Gottfried Galle ↗German astronomer · 1812–191098 yrs
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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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