1927–2022
Benedict XVI
265 th pope of the Catholic Church
95years old at death
34,958days lived
97%of the people on this site died younger
Benedict XVI was born on 16 April 1927 and died on 31 December 2022, aged 95 years and 259 days. That is 34,958 days in all.
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Also born on 16 April
- Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker · 1889–197788 yrs
- Anatole FranceFrench writer · 1844–192480 yrs
- Peter UstinovBritish actor, writer and director · 1921–200482 yrs
- Tristan TzaraRomanian-French poet · 1896–196367 yrs
- Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le BrunFrench portrait painter · 1755–184286 yrs
- Ernst Thälmann ↗German communist politician, leader of Communist Party of Germany · 1886–194458 yrs
Famous people born on 16 April
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