1805–1844
Joseph Smith
American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
38years old at death
14,066days lived
6%of the people on this site died younger
Joseph Smith was born on 23 December 1805 and died on 27 June 1844, aged 38 years and 187 days. That is 14,066 days in all.
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Others who died at 38
- Federico García LorcaSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer · 1898–193638 yrs
- Charlotte BrontëBritish novelist and poet · 1816–185538 yrs
- Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and intellectual · 1759–179738 yrs
- Louis XVI of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 · 1754–179338 yrs
- Felix MendelssohnGerman composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent · 1809–184738 yrs
- CaravaggioItalian painter · 1571–161038 yrs
- Giacomo LeopardiItalian noble, poet, philosopher, and writer · 1798–183738 yrs
- Guillaume ApollinaireFrench poet · 1880–191838 yrs
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Also born on 23 December
- Alexander I of RussiaThe tenth Emperor of Russia · 1777–182547 yrs
- Helmut SchmidtChancellor of West Germany · 1918–201596 yrs
- Henry IV of FranceKing of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610 · 1553–161056 yrs
- Juan Ramón JiménezPoet · 1881–195876 yrs
- Jean-François ChampollionFrench classical scholar · 1790–183241 yrs
- Sixtus VPope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590 · 1521–159068 yrs
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