1758–1831
James Monroe
President of the United States from 1817 to 1825
73years old at death
26,729days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
James Monroe was born on 28 April 1758 and died on 4 July 1831, aged 73 years and 67 days. That is 26,729 days in all.
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Also born on 28 April
- Saddam HusseinIraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 · 1937–200669 yrs
- Herbert SpencerEnglish philosopher and political theorist · 1820–190383 yrs
- Kurt GödelAustrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics · 1906–197871 yrs
- Harper LeeAmerican novelist · 1926–201689 yrs
- Terry PratchettEnglish fantasy author · 1948–201566 yrs
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