1530–1584
Ivan the Terrible
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
53years old at death
19,564days lived
20%of the people on this site died younger
Ivan the Terrible was born on 4 September 1530 and died on 28 March 1584, aged 53 years and 206 days. That is 19,564 days in all.
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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