August Lafontaine
(1758-1831)

German novelist – August Lafontaine was born in Brunswick (City in Lower Saxony, Germany) on October 5th, 1758 and died in Halle (Saale) (City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt) on April 20th, 1831 at the age of 72. Today August Lafontaine would be 265 years old.

Age

how old was August Lafontaine when he died?

August Lafontaine died in 1831 at the age of 72.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 5th, 1758 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Brunswick City in Lower Saxony, Germany
Death Date	April 20th, 1831 (Wednesday)
Death place	Halle (Saale) City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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August Lafontaine

Birthday

When was August Lafontaine born?

August Lafontaine was born on October 5th, 1758.

Death

When did August Lafontaine die?

August Lafontaine died on April 20th, 1831 at the age of 72 in Halle (Saale) (City in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt). Today August Lafontaine would be 265 years old.