Carl Blegen
(1887-1971)

American archaeologist – Carl Blegen was born in Minneapolis (City in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States) on January 27th, 1887 and died in Athens (Capital and largest city of Greece) on August 24th, 1971 at the age of 84. Today Carl Blegen would be 137 years old.

Age

how old was Carl Blegen when he died?

Carl Blegen died in 1971 at the age of 84.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 27th, 1887 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Minneapolis City in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Death Date	August 24th, 1971 (Tuesday)
Death place	Athens Capital and largest city of Greece
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aquarius (The Water-Bearer) ♒
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Carl Blegen

Birthday

When was Carl Blegen born?

Carl Blegen was born on January 27th, 1887.

Death

When did Carl Blegen die?

Carl Blegen died on August 24th, 1971 at the age of 84 in Athens (Capital and largest city of Greece). Today Carl Blegen would be 137 years old.