1554–1623
Gregory XV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623
69years old at death
25,372days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Gregory XV was born on 19 January 1554 and died on 8 July 1623, aged 69 years and 170 days. That is 25,372 days in all.
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- Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singer · 1901–197169 yrs
- Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 · 1937–200669 yrs
- Pablo NerudaChilean poet and politician · 1904–197369 yrs
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Also born on 19 January
- Edgar Allan PoeAmerican writer and literary critic · 1809–184940 yrs
- James WattBritish engineer · 1736–181983 yrs
- Paul CézanneFrench painter · 1839–190667 yrs
- Auguste ComteFrench philosopher, mathematician and sociologist · 1798–185759 yrs
- Robert E. LeeConfederate States general · 1807–187063 yrs
- Janis JoplinAmerican singer · 1943–197027 yrs
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