Edward Leedskalnin
(1887-1951)

American artist – Edward Leedskalnin was born in Stāmeriena Parish (Parish of Latvia in Gulbene Municipality) on January 12th, 1887 and died in Miami (City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States) on December 7th, 1951 at the age of 64. Today Edward Leedskalnin would be 137 years old.

Age

how old was Edward Leedskalnin when he died?

Edward Leedskalnin died in 1951 at the age of 64.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 12th, 1887 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Stāmeriena Parish Parish of Latvia in Gulbene Municipality
Death Date	December 7th, 1951 (Friday)
Death place	Miami City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Edward Leedskalnin

Birthday

When was Edward Leedskalnin born?

Edward Leedskalnin was born on January 12th, 1887.

Death

When did Edward Leedskalnin die?

Edward Leedskalnin died on December 7th, 1951 at the age of 64 in Miami (City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States). Today Edward Leedskalnin would be 137 years old.