Elijah McCoy
(1844-1929)

American engineer – Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester (Community located in the town of Essex, Ontario, Canada) on May 2nd, 1844 and died in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States) on October 10th, 1929 at the age of 85. Today Elijah McCoy would be 180 years old.

Age

how old was Elijah McCoy when he died?

Elijah McCoy died in 1929 at the age of 85.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 2nd, 1844 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Colchester Community located in the town of Essex, Ontario, Canada
Death Date	October 10th, 1929 (Thursday)
Death place	Detroit City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Elijah McCoy

Birthday

When was Elijah McCoy born?

Elijah McCoy was born on May 2nd, 1844.

Death

When did Elijah McCoy die?

Elijah McCoy died on October 10th, 1929 at the age of 85 in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States). Today Elijah McCoy would be 180 years old.