Édouard-Jean Empain
(1937-2018)

Belgian industrialist made famous by his kidnapping in 1978 – Édouard-Jean Empain was born in Budapest (Capital and largest city of Hungary) on October 7th, 1937 and died in Pontoise (Commune in Val-d'Oise, France) on June 20th, 2018 at the age of 80. Today Édouard-Jean Empain would be 86 years old.

Age

how old was Édouard-Jean Empain when he died?

Édouard-Jean Empain died in 2018 at the age of 80.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 7th, 1937 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Budapest Capital and largest city of Hungary
Death Date	June 20th, 2018 (Wednesday)
Death place	Pontoise Commune in Val-d'Oise, France
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Édouard-Jean Empain

Birthday

When was Édouard-Jean Empain born?

Édouard-Jean Empain was born on October 7th, 1937.

Death

When did Édouard-Jean Empain die?

Édouard-Jean Empain died on June 20th, 2018 at the age of 80 in Pontoise (Commune in Val-d'Oise, France). Today Édouard-Jean Empain would be 86 years old.