1871–1919
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish-German Marxist revolutionary
47years old at death
17,482days lived
13%of the people on this site died younger
Rosa Luxemburg was born on 5 March 1871 and died on 15 January 1919, aged 47 years and 316 days. That is 17,482 days in all.
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- Judy GarlandAmerican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian · 1922–196947 yrs
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- AttilaRuler of the Huns · c. AD 406–453c. 47 yrs
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Also born on 5 March
- George Frideric HandelGerman-British Baroque composer · 1685–175974 yrs
- Charles VHoly Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 · 1500–155858 yrs
- Zhou Enlai1st Premier of the People's Republic of China · 1898–197677 yrs
- Pier Paolo PasoliniItalian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual · 1922–197553 yrs
- Clement VIIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605 · 1536–160568 yrs
- Daniel KahnemanIsraeli-American psychologist and economist · 1934–202490 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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