Eugene Polley
(1919-2012)

Engineer, inventor of remote control – Eugene Polley was born in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on November 29th, 1919 and died in Downers Grove (Village in Downers Grove, Lisle, and York Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States) on May 20th, 2012 at the age of 92. Today Eugene Polley would be 104 years old.

Age

how old was Eugene Polley when he died?

Eugene Polley died in 2012 at the age of 92.

Biographical data

Birthday	November 29th, 1919 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Death Date	May 20th, 2012 (Sunday)
Death place	Downers Grove Village in Downers Grove, Lisle, and York Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer) ♐
Chinese Zodiac	Goat 羊

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Eugene Polley

Birthday

When was Eugene Polley born?

Eugene Polley was born on November 29th, 1919.

Death

When did Eugene Polley die?

Eugene Polley died on May 20th, 2012 at the age of 92 in Downers Grove (Village in Downers Grove, Lisle, and York Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States). Today Eugene Polley would be 104 years old.