Eugene Wright
(1923-2020)

American jazz musician – Eugene Wright was born in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on May 29th, 1923 and died in Valley Glen (Human settlement in Los Angeles, California, United States of America) on December 30th, 2020 at the age of 97. Today Eugene Wright would be 100 years old.

Age

how old was Eugene Wright when he died?

Eugene Wright died in 2020 at the age of 97.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 29th, 1923 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Death Date	December 30th, 2020 (Wednesday)
Death place	Valley Glen Human settlement in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Eugene Wright

Birthday

When was Eugene Wright born?

Eugene Wright was born on May 29th, 1923.

Death

When did Eugene Wright die?

Eugene Wright died on December 30th, 2020 at the age of 97 in Valley Glen (Human settlement in Los Angeles, California, United States of America). Today Eugene Wright would be 100 years old.