Günter Apel
(1927-2007)

GünterApelHamburg Porträt des ehemaligen Hamburger Senators Günter Apel Foto: Duschan1944 / CC BY 3.0

German politician (1927-2007) – Günter Apel was born in Weimar (City in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany) on February 16th, 1927 and died in Hamburg (City and state in the North of Germany) on November 29th, 2007 at the age of 80. Today Günter Apel would be 97 years old.

Age

how old was Günter Apel when he died?

Günter Apel died in 2007 at the age of 80.

Biographical data

Birthday	February 16th, 1927 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Weimar City in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany
Death Date	November 29th, 2007 (Thursday)
Death place	Hamburg City and state in the North of Germany
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aquarius (The Water-Bearer) ♒
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Günter Apel

Birthday

When was Günter Apel born?

Günter Apel was born on February 16th, 1927.

Death

When did Günter Apel die?

Günter Apel died on November 29th, 2007 at the age of 80 in Hamburg (City and state in the North of Germany). Today Günter Apel would be 97 years old.