Alan Ford
(1923-2008)

American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder, engineer – Alan Ford was born in Panama City (Capital of Panama) on December 7th, 1923 and died in Sarasota (City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States) on November 3rd, 2008 at the age of 84. Today Alan Ford would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was Alan Ford when he died?

Alan Ford died in 2008 at the age of 84.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 7th, 1923 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Panama City Capital of Panama
Death Date	November 3rd, 2008 (Monday)
Death place	Sarasota City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer) ♐
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Alan Ford

Birthday

When was Alan Ford born?

Alan Ford was born on December 7th, 1923.

Death

When did Alan Ford die?

Alan Ford died on November 3rd, 2008 at the age of 84 in Sarasota (City in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States). Today Alan Ford would be 100 years old.