Bedřich Janáček
(1920-2007)

Swedish composer and music educator – Bedřich Janáček was born in Prague (Capital city of the Czech Republic) on May 18th, 1920 and died in Lund (City in the southern Swedish province of Scania) on June 3rd, 2007 at the age of 87. Today Bedřich Janáček would be 103 years old.

Age

how old was Bedřich Janáček when he died?

Bedřich Janáček died in 2007 at the age of 87.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 18th, 1920 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Prague Capital city of the Czech Republic
Death Date	June 3rd, 2007 (Sunday)
Death place	Lund City in the southern Swedish province of Scania
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Bedřich Janáček

Birthday

When was Bedřich Janáček born?

Bedřich Janáček was born on May 18th, 1920.

Death

When did Bedřich Janáček die?

Bedřich Janáček died on June 3rd, 2007 at the age of 87 in Lund (City in the southern Swedish province of Scania). Today Bedřich Janáček would be 103 years old.