1542–1587
Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
44years old at death
16,123days lived
10%of the people on this site died younger
Mary, Queen of Scots was born on 18 December 1542 and died on 8 February 1587, aged 44 years and 52 days. That is 16,123 days in all.
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Also born on 18 December
- Joseph StalinPolitician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953 · 1878–195374 yrs
- Willy BrandtGerman politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate · 1913–199278 yrs
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Where this comes from
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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