1797–1848
Gaetano Donizetti
Italian opera composer
50years old at death
18,392days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Gaetano Donizetti was born on 29 November 1797 and died on 8 April 1848, aged 50 years and 131 days. That is 18,392 days in all.
When do you outlive Gaetano Donizetti?
Your birthday stays in this browser. It isn't sent anywhere.
Who lived about as long
Everyone here is ranked by days lived. These are the people just either side of Gaetano Donizetti.
Slightly shorter lives
- Errol FlynnAustralian actor · 1909–195950 yrs
- Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitGerman-Polish physicist and engineer · 1686–173650 yrs
- Isadora DuncanaAmerican dancer and choreographer · 1877–192750 yrs
- James CookBritish explorer, cartographer and naval officer · 1728–177950 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Humphry DavyBritish chemist · 1778–182950 yrs
- RamakrishnaIndian mystic and religious preacher · 1836–188650 yrs
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaHeir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary · 1863–191450 yrs
- Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de CondorcetFrench philosopher, mathematician, and political scientist · 1743–179450 yrs
Others who died at 50
- Michael JacksonAmerican singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer · 1958–200950 yrs
- VirgilRoman poet (1st century BC) · 70–19 BC50 yrs
- James CookBritish explorer, cartographer and naval officer · 1728–177950 yrs
- Gustav MahlerAustrian late-Romantic composer · 1860–191150 yrs
- Sergei EisensteinSoviet filmmaker · 1898–194850 yrs
- Nicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia · 1868–191850 yrs
- Antoine LavoisierFrench nobleman and chemist · 1743–179450 yrs
- RamakrishnaIndian mystic and religious preacher · 1836–188650 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 50
Also born on 29 November
- C. S. LewisBritish writer, lay theologian, and scholar · 1898–196364 yrs
- Charles I of EnglandKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 · 1600–164948 yrs
- Louisa May AlcottAmerican novelist · 1832–188855 yrs
- Empress Dowager CixiChinese empress · 1835–190872 yrs
- Garry ShandlingAmerican comedian · 1949–201666 yrs
- Christian DopplerrAustrian mathematician and physicist · 1803–185349 yrs
Famous people born on 29 November
Where this comes from
Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
Keep score on your phone
Outlived for iPhone tracks every famous person you outlive, tells you who is next, and gives you a nudge on the day.