1707–1754
Henry Fielding
English novelist and dramatist
47years old at death
17,336days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Henry Fielding was born on 22 April 1707 and died on 8 October 1754, aged 47 years and 169 days. That is 17,336 days in all.
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Also born on 22 April
- Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet Union · 1870–192453 yrs
- MuhammadArabian political leader and the founder of Islam · AD 571–63261 yrs
- Immanuel KantGerman philosopher · 1724–180479 yrs
- Vladimir NabokovRussian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor · 1899–197778 yrs
- J. Robert OppenheimerAmerican theoretical physicist · 1904–196762 yrs
- Rita Levi-MontalciniItalian neurologist · 1909–2012103 yrs
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