70–19 BC
Virgil
Roman poet (1st century BC)
50years old at death
18,604days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Virgil was born on 13 October 70 BC and died on 19 September 19 BC, aged 50 years and 341 days. That is 18,604 days in all.
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- Gustav MahlerAustrian late-Romantic composer · 1860–191150 yrs
- Sergei EisensteinSoviet filmmaker · 1898–194850 yrs
- Nicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia · 1868–191850 yrs
- Antoine LavoisierFrench nobleman and chemist · 1743–179450 yrs
- RamakrishnaIndian mystic and religious preacher · 1836–188650 yrs
- Isadora DuncanaAmerican dancer and choreographer · 1877–192750 yrs
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Also born on 13 October
- Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 · 1925–201387 yrs
- Jamal KhashoggiSaudi journalist · 1958–201859 yrs
- Turgut Özal8th President of the Republic of Turkey · 1927–199365 yrs
- Rudolf VirchowGerman doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician · 1821–190280 yrs
- Cemal Gürsel4th President of the Republic of Turkey · 1895–196670 yrs
- Yves MontandFrench-Italian actor and singer · 1921–199170 yrs
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Where this comes from
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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