Chou Wen-chung
(1923-2019)

Chinese American composer – Chou Wen-chung was born in Yantai (Prefecture-level city in Shandong, China) on June 29th, 1923 and died in Manhattan (Borough of New York City, New York, United States) on October 25th, 2019 at the age of 96. Today Chou Wen-chung would be 100 years old.

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Age

how old was Chou Wen-chung when he died?

Chou Wen-chung died in 2019 at the age of 96.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 29th, 1923 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Yantai Prefecture-level city in Shandong, China
Death Date	October 25th, 2019 (Friday)
Death place	Manhattan Borough of New York City, New York, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Chou Wen-chung

Birthday

When was Chou Wen-chung born?

Chou Wen-chung was born on June 29th, 1923.

Death

When did Chou Wen-chung die?

Chou Wen-chung died on October 25th, 2019 at the age of 96 in Manhattan (Borough of New York City, New York, United States). Today Chou Wen-chung would be 100 years old.