1771–1858
Robert Owen
Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer
87years old at death
31,963days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Owen was born on 14 May 1771 and died on 17 November 1858, aged 87 years and 187 days. That is 31,963 days in all.
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- Margaret ThatcherPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 · 1925–201387 yrs
- Gabriel García MárquezColombian writer and Nobel laureate · 1927–201487 yrs
- Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary · 1910–199787 yrs
- Giuseppe VerdiItalian opera composer · 1813–190187 yrs
- Helen KellerAmerican deafblind author, political activist, lecturer, scholar · 1880–196887 yrs
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 · 1901–198987 yrs
- Chiang Kai-shekChinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC · 1887–197587 yrs
- Günter GrassGerman novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor · 1927–201587 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 87
Also born on 14 May
- Charles IVHoly Roman Emperor · 1316–137862 yrs
- Franjo TuđmanCroatian politician, soldier, president and historian · 1922–199977 yrs
- Wilhelm SteinitzAustrian-American chess player · 1836–190064 yrs
- Thomas GainsboroughEnglish portrait and landscape painter · 1727–178861 yrs
- Ayub KhanPresident of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969 · 1907–197466 yrs
- Magnus Hirschfeld ↗German physician and sexologist · 1868–193567 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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