1799–1850
Honoré de Balzac
French novelist and playwright
51years old at death
18,717days lived
18%of the people on this site died younger
Honoré de Balzac was born on 20 May 1799 and died on 18 August 1850, aged 51 years and 90 days. That is 18,717 days in all.
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