1809–1898
William Ewart Gladstone
British Liberal prime minister
88years old at death
32,283days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
William Ewart Gladstone was born on 29 December 1809 and died on 19 May 1898, aged 88 years and 141 days. That is 32,283 days in all.
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Also born on 29 December
- Andrew JohnsonPresident of the United States from 1865 to 1869 · 1808–187566 yrs
- Elizabeth I of RussiaSixth Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762 · 1709–176252 yrs
- Madame de PompadourChief mistress of Louis XV of France · 1721–176442 yrs
- Mary Tyler Moore ↗American actress and television producer · 1936–201780 yrs
- Ronald Coase ↗British economist and Nobel laureate · 1910–2013102 yrs
- Pau Casals ↗Spanish cellist, conductor and composer · 1876–197396 yrs
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