1566–1625
James VI and I
King of Scotland from 1566 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625
58years old at death
21,466days lived
27%of the people on this site died younger
James VI and I was born on 29 June 1566 and died on 6 April 1625, aged 58 years and 281 days. That is 21,466 days in all.
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Everyone famous who died at 58
Also born on 29 June
- Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench writer and aviator · 1900–194444 yrs
- Giacomo LeopardiItalian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer · 1798–183738 yrs
- Giorgio NapolitanoPresident of Italy from 2006 to 2015 · 1925–202398 yrs
- Murad IThird Ottoman sultan · 1326–138963 yrs
- Oriana FallaciItalian journalist · 1929–200677 yrs
- Robert SchumanLuxembourgish-born German-French statesman and Venerable · 1886–196377 yrs
Where this comes from
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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