1694–1778
Voltaire
French writer, historian and philosopher
83years old at death
30,505days lived
79%of the people on this site died younger
Voltaire was born on 21 November 1694 and died on 30 May 1778, aged 83 years and 190 days. That is 30,505 days in all.
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Also born on 21 November
- Benedict XVPope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922 · 1854–192267 yrs
- René MagritteBelgian surrealist · 1898–196768 yrs
- Edward III of EnglandKing of England from 1327 to 1377 · 1312–137764 yrs
- Friedrich SchleiermacherGerman theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar · 1768–183465 yrs
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