1728–1774
Oliver Goldsmith
Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician
45years old at death
16,581days lived
11%of the people on this site died younger
Oliver Goldsmith was born on 10 November 1728 and died on 4 April 1774, aged 45 years and 145 days. That is 16,581 days in all.
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