1562–1635
Lope de Vega
Spanish playwright and poet
72years old at death
26,563days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Lope de Vega was born on 5 December 1562 and died on 27 August 1635, aged 72 years and 265 days. That is 26,563 days in all.
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