Christopher Hitchens
(1949-2011)

English American author and journalist (1949–2011) – Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth (City in Hampshire, England) on April 13th, 1949 and died in Houston (City in Texas, United States) on December 15th, 2011 at the age of 62. Today Christopher Hitchens would be 75 years old.

Age

how old was Christopher Hitchens when he died?

Christopher Hitchens died in 2011 at the age of 62.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 13th, 1949 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Portsmouth City in Hampshire, England
Death Date	December 15th, 2011 (Thursday)
Death place	Houston City in Texas, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Christopher Hitchens

Birthday

When was Christopher Hitchens born?

Christopher Hitchens was born on April 13th, 1949.

Death

When did Christopher Hitchens die?

Christopher Hitchens died on December 15th, 2011 at the age of 62 in Houston (City in Texas, United States). Today Christopher Hitchens would be 75 years old.