Billy Eckstine
(1914-1993)

American musician – Billy Eckstine was born in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States) on July 8th, 1914 and died in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States) on March 8th, 1993 at the age of 78. Today Billy Eckstine would be 109 years old.

Age

how old was Billy Eckstine when he died?

Billy Eckstine died in 1993 at the age of 78.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 8th, 1914 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Pittsburgh City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date	March 8th, 1993 (Monday)
Death place	Pittsburgh City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Billy Eckstine

Birthday

When was Billy Eckstine born?

Billy Eckstine was born on July 8th, 1914.

Death

When did Billy Eckstine die?

Billy Eckstine died on March 8th, 1993 at the age of 78 in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States). Today Billy Eckstine would be 109 years old.