1811–1863
William Makepeace Thackeray
British novelist
52years old at death
19,152days lived
19%of the people on this site died younger
William Makepeace Thackeray was born on 18 July 1811 and died on 24 December 1863, aged 52 years and 159 days. That is 19,152 days in all.
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