1865–1939
William Butler Yeats
Irish poet and playwright
73years old at death
26,891days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
William Butler Yeats was born on 13 June 1865 and died on 28 January 1939, aged 73 years and 229 days. That is 26,891 days in all.
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