1820–1891
William Tecumseh Sherman
United States Army general
71years old at death
25,939days lived
52%of the people on this site died younger
William Tecumseh Sherman was born on 8 February 1820 and died on 14 February 1891, aged 71 years and 6 days. That is 25,939 days in all.
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- Socrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopher · c. 470–399 BCc. 71 yrs
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- Bertha von SuttnerAustrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor · 1843–191471 yrs
- Roberto RosselliniItalian film director · 1906–197771 yrs
- Ramsay MacDonaldBritish prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 · 1866–193771 yrs
- Adrian VPope · 1205–127671 yrs
Others who died at 71
- Socrates5th-century BCE Greek philosopher · c. 470–399 BCc. 71 yrs
- CharlemagneKing of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor · AD 742–81471 yrs
- Arthur Conan DoyleBritish writer and physician · 1859–193071 yrs
- Suleiman the MagnificentThe tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire · 1494–156671 yrs
- Grover Cleveland22nd & 24th President of the United States · 1837–190871 yrs
- John TylerPresident of the United States from 1841 to 1845 · 1790–186271 yrs
- George SandFrench novelist and memoirist · 1804–187671 yrs
- Wangari Muta MaathaiKenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 · 1940–201171 yrs
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Also born on 8 February
- Jules VerneFrench writer · 1828–190577 yrs
- Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist · 1834–190772 yrs
- John RuskinEnglish writer and art critic · 1819–190080 yrs
- James DeanAmerican actor · 1931–195524 yrs
- Daniel BernoulliSwiss mathematician and physicist · 1700–178282 yrs
- Emmanuel SwedenborgSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian · 1688–177284 yrs
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