1775–1817
Jane Austen
Author, novelist, writer
41years old at death
15,189days lived
8%of the people on this site died younger
Jane Austen was born on 16 December 1775 and died on 18 July 1817, aged 41 years and 214 days. That is 15,189 days in all.
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Others who died at 41
- Alan TuringEnglish computer scientist · 1912–195441 yrs
- Amelia EarhartAmerican aviation pioneer and author · 1897–193941 yrs
- Kobe BryantAmerican basketball player · 1978–202041 yrs
- Richard I of EnglandKing of England from 1189 to 1199 · 1157–119941 yrs
- TitusTenth Roman Emperor · AD 39–8141 yrs
- Chester BenningtonAmerican singer, songwriter and musician · 1976–201741 yrs
- Louis XIII of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 · 1601–164341 yrs
- Sofia Kovalevskaya19th-century Russian mathematician · 1850–189141 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 41
Also born on 16 December
- Ludwig van BeethovenGerman composer · 1770–182756 yrs
- Arthur C. ClarkeBritish science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist · 1917–200890 yrs
- Margaret MeadAmerican anthropologist · 1901–197876 yrs
- Philip K. DickAmerican science fiction author · 1928–198253 yrs
- Catherine of AragonFirst wife of Henry VIII of England · 1485–153650 yrs
- George SantayanaSpanish-American philosopher · 1863–195288 yrs
Famous people born on 16 December
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