Ben Bova
(1932-2020)

American writer – Ben Bova was born in Philadelphia (Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States) on November 8th, 1932 and died in Naples (City in Collier County, Florida, United States) on November 29th, 2020 at the age of 88. Today Ben Bova would be 91 years old.

Age

how old was Ben Bova when he died?

Ben Bova died in 2020 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	November 8th, 1932 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Philadelphia Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date	November 29th, 2020 (Sunday)
Death place	Naples City in Collier County, Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Scorpio (The Scorpion) ♏
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Ben Bova

Birthday

When was Ben Bova born?

Ben Bova was born on November 8th, 1932.

Death

When did Ben Bova die?

Ben Bova died on November 29th, 2020 at the age of 88 in Naples (City in Collier County, Florida, United States). Today Ben Bova would be 91 years old.