1775–1862
Bahadur Shah Zafar
18th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857
87years old at death
31,790days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Bahadur Shah Zafar was born on 24 October 1775 and died on 7 November 1862, aged 87 years and 14 days. That is 31,790 days in all.
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Also born on 24 October
- Antonie van LeeuwenhoekDutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists · 1632–172390 yrs
- James II of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688 · 1633–170167 yrs
- Wilhelm Eduard WeberGerman physicist · 1804–189186 yrs
- Pierre-Gilles de Gennes ↗French physicist · 1932–200774 yrs
- William Penn ↗English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania · 1644–171873 yrs
- Rafael Trujillo ↗President of the Dominican Republic · 1891–196169 yrs
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