AD 347–395
Theodosius I
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
48years old at death
17,538days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
Theodosius I was born on 12 January AD 347 and died on 18 January AD 395, aged 48 years and 6 days. That is 17,538 days in all.
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Also born on 12 January
- Jack LondonAmerican author, journalist and social activist · 1876–191640 yrs
- Swami VivekanandaIndian Hindu monk and philosopher · 1863–190239 yrs
- Edmund BurkeAnglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher · 1729–179768 yrs
- Hermann GöringGerman Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal · 1893–194653 yrs
- Charles PerraultFrench author · 1628–170375 yrs
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