Ed Gein
(1906-1984)

American murderer and human trophy collector (1906-1984) – Ed Gein was born in La Crosse (City in and county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States) on August 27th, 1906 and died in Madison (City in and county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and the capital city of Wisconsin) on July 26th, 1984 at the age of 77. Today Ed Gein would be 117 years old.

Age

how old was Ed Gein when he died?

Ed Gein died in 1984 at the age of 77.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 27th, 1906 (Monday)
Place of Birth	La Crosse City in and county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Death Date	July 26th, 1984 (Thursday)
Death place	Madison City in and county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and the capital city of Wisconsin
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Virgo (The Maiden) ♍
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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Ed Gein

Birthday

When was Ed Gein born?

Ed Gein was born on August 27th, 1906.

Death

When did Ed Gein die?

Ed Gein died on July 26th, 1984 at the age of 77 in Madison (City in and county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, and the capital city of Wisconsin). Today Ed Gein would be 117 years old.