Franco Ferrara
(1911-1985)

Italian composer – Franco Ferrara was born in Palermo (Italian city, capital of Sicily) on July 4th, 1911 and died in Florence (Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany) on September 7th, 1985 at the age of 74. Today Franco Ferrara would be 112 years old.

Age

how old was Franco Ferrara when he died?

Franco Ferrara died in 1985 at the age of 74.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 4th, 1911 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Palermo Italian city, capital of Sicily
Death Date	September 7th, 1985 (Saturday)
Death place	Florence Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Franco Ferrara

Birthday

When was Franco Ferrara born?

Franco Ferrara was born on July 4th, 1911.

Death

When did Franco Ferrara die?

Franco Ferrara died on September 7th, 1985 at the age of 74 in Florence (Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany). Today Franco Ferrara would be 112 years old.