1730–1817
Charles Messier
18th- and 19th-century French astronomer
86years old at death
31,701days lived
85%of the people on this site died younger
Charles Messier was born on 26 June 1730 and died on 12 April 1817, aged 86 years and 290 days. That is 31,701 days in all.
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