1494–1566
Suleiman the Magnificent
The tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire
71years old at death
26,227days lived
53%of the people on this site died younger
Suleiman the Magnificent was born on 15 November 1494 and died on 6 September 1566, aged 71 years and 295 days. That is 26,227 days in all.
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- Arthur Conan DoyleBritish writer and physician · 1859–193071 yrs
- Grover Cleveland22nd & 24th President of the United States · 1837–190871 yrs
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- George SandFrench novelist and memoirist · 1804–187671 yrs
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Also born on 15 November
- Gerhart HauptmannGerman dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 · 1862–194683 yrs
- William HerschelGerman-born British astronomer and composer · 1738–182283 yrs
- Erwin RommelGerman field marshal · 1891–194452 yrs
- VespasianNinth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty · AD 9–7969 yrs
- Ed AsnerAmerican actor · 1929–202191 yrs
- Claus Schenk Graf von StauffenbergGerman aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter · 1907–194436 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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