Gioachino Rossini · Karl Marx Were Gioachino Rossini and Karl Marx alive at the same time? Yes. Gioachino Rossini and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1818 to 1868. Gioachino Rossini was 26 when Karl Marx was born.Karl Marx was 50 when Gioachino Rossini died, aged 76. Gioachino RossiniItalian opera composerBorn 29 February 1792 · died 13 November 1868, aged 76Karl MarxGerman-born philosopherBorn 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64 NapoleonGioachino RossiniAbraham LincolnCharles DarwinKarl MarxLeo TolstoyMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert Einstein Gioachino Rossini and Karl Marx in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.