1816–1855
Charlotte Brontë
British novelist and poet
38years old at death
14,223days lived
6%of the people on this site died younger
Charlotte Brontë was born on 21 April 1816 and died on 31 March 1855, aged 38 years and 344 days. That is 14,223 days in all.
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Also born on 21 April
- Elizabeth IIQueen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 · 1926–202296 yrs
- Max WeberGerman sociologist, philosopher, and political economist · 1864–192056 yrs
- AverroesArab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher · 1126–119872 yrs
- Anthony QuinnMexican and American actor · 1915–200186 yrs
- Percy Williams BridgmanAmerican physicist · 1882–196179 yrs
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