Grigori Rasputin

Born on January 10, 1869.
Died at the age of 47 on December 30, 1916.
Cause of Death: Shot dead by a group of Russian nobles.

He has been dead for 108 years.
People who died in 1916.
Famous people who were murdered.

What was he known for?

He was a Russian "mystic" who wielded a considerable amount of influence over the the family of Russian Emperor Nicholas II.

His nickname / alias was: "The Mad Monk"

He had the star sign Capricorn.

Grigori Rasputin was around 6 ft 4 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 193 cm.

This means that he was a lot taller than the average American man. In other words, he was so tall that he would have stood out in crowds.

He died 108 years, 11 months, and 9 days ago.

He was born on a Sunday.

He died on a Saturday.

He died in December 1916, which was over 108 years ago. More than a century has passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

Since Grigori Rasputin's death in 1916, roughly twenty-seven FIFA World Cups and twenty-eight US presidential elections have taken place.
Since his death, the United States has had nineteen new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had twenty-seven new prime ministers.