Arthur Wynne
(1871-1945)

Inventor of the crossword puzzle (1871-1945) – Arthur Wynne was born in Liverpool (City in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom) on June 22nd, 1871 and died in Clearwater (County seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States) on January 14th, 1945 at the age of 73. Today Arthur Wynne would be 152 years old.

Age

how old was Arthur Wynne when he died?

Arthur Wynne died in 1945 at the age of 73.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 22nd, 1871 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Liverpool City in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Death Date	January 14th, 1945 (Sunday)
Death place	Clearwater County seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Goat 羊

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Arthur Wynne

Birthday

When was Arthur Wynne born?

Arthur Wynne was born on June 22nd, 1871.

Death

When did Arthur Wynne die?

Arthur Wynne died on January 14th, 1945 at the age of 73 in Clearwater (County seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States). Today Arthur Wynne would be 152 years old.