1871–1919
Karl Liebknecht
German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the Spartacus League
47years old at death
17,321days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Karl Liebknecht was born on 13 August 1871 and died on 15 January 1919, aged 47 years and 155 days. That is 17,321 days in all.
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