1050–1106
Henry IV
Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105
55years old at death
20,358days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Henry IV was born on 17 November 1050 and died on 14 August 1106, aged 55 years and 270 days. That is 20,358 days in all.
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Also born on 17 November
- Eugene Paul WignerHungarian-American physicist and mathematician · 1902–199592 yrs
- Louis XVIII of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1814 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1824 · 1755–182468 yrs
- Nicolas AppertFrench inventor of airtight food preservation · 1749–184191 yrs
- Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer · 1887–197688 yrs
- Lev VygotskySoviet psychologist · 1896–193437 yrs
- Rock HudsonAmerican actor · 1925–198559 yrs
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