Dick King-Smith
(1922-2011)

English writer of children's books – Dick King-Smith was born in Bitton (Village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England) on March 27th, 1922 and died in Bath (City in Somerset, England, United Kingdom) on January 4th, 2011 at the age of 88. Today Dick King-Smith would be 102 years old.

Age

how old was Dick King-Smith when he died?

Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 27th, 1922 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Bitton Village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England
Death Date	January 4th, 2011 (Tuesday)
Death place	Bath City in Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Dog 狗

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Dick King-Smith

Birthday

When was Dick King-Smith born?

Dick King-Smith was born on March 27th, 1922.

Death

When did Dick King-Smith die?

Dick King-Smith died on January 4th, 2011 at the age of 88 in Bath (City in Somerset, England, United Kingdom). Today Dick King-Smith would be 102 years old.