1029–1072
Alp Arslan
Second sultan of the Seljuk Empire
43years old at death
16,035days lived
10%of the people on this site died younger
Alp Arslan was born on 20 January 1029 and died on 15 December 1072, aged 43 years and 330 days. That is 16,035 days in all.
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- Harun al-Rashid5th Abbasid caliph · AD 766–80943 yrs
- Louis BrailleFrench organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired · 1809–185243 yrs
- Lorenzo de' MediciItalian politician, literary man and humanist · 1449–149243 yrs
- Chandragupta MauryaFounder of the Maurya Empire · c. 340–297 BCc. 43 yrs
- Sixtus IIBishop of Rome from 257 to 258 · c. AD 215–258c. 43 yrs
- Robert Falcon ScottRoyal Navy officer and explorer · 1868–191243 yrs
- Alexander NevskyPolitical and military figure of Kievan Rus' · 1220–126343 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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