1737–1794
Edward Gibbon
English historian and politician
56years old at death
20,707days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
Edward Gibbon was born on 8 May 1737 and died on 16 January 1794, aged 56 years and 253 days. That is 20,707 days in all.
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