1824–1896
Anton Bruckner
Austrian composer
72years old at death
26,335days lived
54%of the people on this site died younger
Anton Bruckner was born on 4 September 1824 and died on 11 October 1896, aged 72 years and 37 days. That is 26,335 days in all.
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