Emily Dickinson

Born on December 10, 1830.
Died at the age of 55 on May 15, 1886.
Cause of Death: Bright's disease.

She has been dead for 137 years.
People who died in 1886.

What was she known for?

She was an American poet who wrote poems such as "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" and "'Hope' is the thing with feathers".

She had the star sign Sagittarius.

She died 137 years, 11 months, and 8 days ago.

She was born on a Friday.

She died on a Saturday.

She died in May 1886, which was over 137 years ago. More than a century has passed since her death.

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