Deke Slayton
(1924-1993)

Donald K. Slayton (1960) Portrait of Donald K. Slayton Foto: NASA / Public Domain

Astronaut (1924-1993) – Deke Slayton was born in Sparta (City in and county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States) on March 1st, 1924 and died in League City (City in Galveston County, Texas, United States) on June 13th, 1993 at the age of 69. Today Deke Slayton would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was Deke Slayton when he died?

Deke Slayton died in 1993 at the age of 69.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 1st, 1924 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Sparta City in and county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States
Death Date	June 13th, 1993 (Sunday)
Death place	League City City in Galveston County, Texas, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Pisces (The Fish) ♓
Chinese Zodiac	Rat 鼠

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Deke Slayton

Birthday

When was Deke Slayton born?

Deke Slayton was born on March 1st, 1924.

Death

When did Deke Slayton die?

Deke Slayton died on June 13th, 1993 at the age of 69 in League City (City in Galveston County, Texas, United States). Today Deke Slayton would be 100 years old.