AD 255–309
Marcellus I
Pope
54years old at death
19,734days lived
21%of the people on this site died younger
Marcellus I was born on 6 January AD 255 and died on 17 January AD 309, aged 54 years and 11 days. That is 19,734 days in all.
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- Paul GauguinFrench painter and printmaker · 1848–190354 yrs
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Also born on 6 January
- Johannes KeplerGerman mathematician and astronomer · 1572–163058 yrs
- Kahlil GibranLebanese-American writer, poet, and painter · 1883–193148 yrs
- Kim Dae-jung8th President of the Republic of Korea · 1924–200985 yrs
- Carl SandburgAmerican writer and editor · 1878–196789 yrs
- Alexander ScriabinRussian composer and pianist · 1872–191543 yrs
- Gustave DoréFrench illustrator and painter · 1832–188351 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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