1860–1904
Anton Chekhov
Russian dramatist and author
44years old at death
16,238days lived
10%of the people on this site died younger
Anton Chekhov was born on 29 January 1860 and died on 15 July 1904, aged 44 years and 168 days. That is 16,238 days in all.
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