1470–1520
Selim I
9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520
49years old at death
18,245days lived
16%of the people on this site died younger
Selim I was born on 19 October 1470 and died on 2 October 1520, aged 49 years and 349 days. That is 18,245 days in all.
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- Natsume SōsekiJapanese novelist · 1867–191649 yrs
- John, King of EnglandKing of England from 1199 to 1216 · 1166–121649 yrs
- Andreas VesaliusFlemish anatomist, physician and author · 1515–156449 yrs
Slightly longer lives
- Alfred the GreatKing of Wessex · c. AD 849–899c. 50 yrs
- Basil of Caesarea4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint · c. AD 329–379c. 50 yrs
- Batu KhanKhan of the Golden Horde · c. 1205–1255c. 50 yrs
- DeciusRoman Emperor · c. AD 201–251c. 50 yrs
Others who died at 49
- Thomas AquinasItalian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church · c. 1225–1274c. 49 yrs
- Qin Shi HuangFirst emperor of Qin Dynasty · c. 259–210 BCc. 49 yrs
- James A. GarfieldPresident of the United States in 1881 · 1831–188149 yrs
- Mehmed IISeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1432–148149 yrs
- Alexander III of RussiaEmperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894 · 1845–189449 yrs
- Hatshepsut5th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt · c. 1507–1458 BCc. 49 yrs
- Anne of Great BritainQueen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 · 1665–171449 yrs
- John, King of EnglandKing of England from 1199 to 1216 · 1166–121649 yrs
Everyone famous who died at 49
Also born on 19 October
- Miguel Ángel AsturiasGuatemalan writer and diplomat · 1899–197474 yrs
- Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharIndian-American astrophysicist · 1910–199584 yrs
- John le CarréBritish novelist and spy · 1931–202089 yrs
- Thomas Browne ↗English polymath and author · 1605–168277 yrs
- Jean Dausset ↗French immunologist · 1916–200992 yrs
- Umberto Boccioni ↗Italian painter and sculptor · 1882–191633 yrs
Famous people born on 19 October
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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