1859–1941
Wilhelm II
As King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
82years old at death
30,078days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
Wilhelm II was born on 27 January 1859 and died on 4 June 1941, aged 82 years and 128 days. That is 30,078 days in all.
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- Mao Zedong1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China · 1893–197682 yrs
- Neil ArmstrongAmerican astronaut and lunar explorer · 1930–201282 yrs
- Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker · 1746–182882 yrs
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- Huang XianfanChinese historian, ethnologist and educator · 1899–198282 yrs
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Everyone famous who died at 82
Also born on 27 January
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustrian composer of the Classical period · 1756–179135 yrs
- Lewis CarrollBritish author and scholar · 1832–189865 yrs
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph SchellingGerman philosopher · 1775–185479 yrs
- Pius V16th‑century Italian pope and Catholic saint, leading Counter‑Reformation reformer · 1504–157268 yrs
- Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinRussian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist · 1826–188963 yrs
- Leopold von Sacher-Masoch ↗Austrian author · 1836–189559 yrs
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