Björn Waldegård
(1941-2014)

Björn Waldegård 1984 Austrian Rallycross legend Franz Wurz (left) as co-pilot to Swedish Rally star Björn Waldegård (right) pictured during the 1984 Jänner-Rallye in Austr... Foto: RX-Guru / CC BY-SA 3.0

Rally driver, first winner of the World Rally Championship for Drivers – Björn Waldegård was born in Solna Municipality (Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden) on November 12th, 1941 and died in Sweden (Country in Northern Europe) on August 29th, 2014 at the age of 72. Today Björn Waldegård would be 82 years old.

Age

how old was Björn Waldegård when he died?

Björn Waldegård died in 2014 at the age of 72.

Biographical data

Birthday	November 12th, 1941 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Solna Municipality Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden
Death Date	August 29th, 2014 (Friday)
Death place	Sweden Country in Northern Europe
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Scorpio (The Scorpion) ♏
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Björn Waldegård

Birthday

When was Björn Waldegård born?

Björn Waldegård was born on November 12th, 1941.

Death

When did Björn Waldegård die?

Björn Waldegård died on August 29th, 2014 at the age of 72 in Sweden (Country in Northern Europe). Today Björn Waldegård would be 82 years old.