1631–1700
John Dryden
17th-century English poet and playwright
68years old at death
25,103days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
John Dryden was born on 19 August 1631 and died on 12 May 1700, aged 68 years and 266 days. That is 25,103 days in all.
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