1709–1784
Samuel Johnson
English writer and lexicographer
75years old at death
27,480days lived
61%of the people on this site died younger
Samuel Johnson was born on 18 September 1709 and died on 13 December 1784, aged 75 years and 86 days. That is 27,480 days in all.
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