Giovanni Battista Riccioli
(1598-1671)

16th century Italian theologian and astronomer – Giovanni Battista Riccioli was born in Ferrara (Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy) on April 17th, 1598 and died in Bologna (City and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy) on June 25th, 1671 at the age of 73. Today Giovanni Battista Riccioli would be 426 years old.

Age

how old was Giovanni Battista Riccioli when he died?

Giovanni Battista Riccioli died in 1671 at the age of 73.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 17th, 1598 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Ferrara Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Death Date	June 25th, 1671 (Thursday)
Death place	Bologna City and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Dog 狗

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Giovanni Battista Riccioli

Birthday

When was Giovanni Battista Riccioli born?

Giovanni Battista Riccioli was born on April 17th, 1598.

Death

When did Giovanni Battista Riccioli die?

Giovanni Battista Riccioli died on June 25th, 1671 at the age of 73 in Bologna (City and commune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy). Today Giovanni Battista Riccioli would be 426 years old.