Gwendolyn Brooks
(1917-2000)

American writer (1917–2000) – Gwendolyn Brooks was born in Topeka (Capital of the state of Kansas, United States; county seat of Shawnee County) on June 7th, 1917 and died in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on December 3rd, 2000 at the age of 83. Today Gwendolyn Brooks would be 106 years old.

Age

how old was Gwendolyn Brooks when he died?

Gwendolyn Brooks died in 2000 at the age of 83.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 7th, 1917 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Topeka Capital of the state of Kansas, United States; county seat of Shawnee County
Death Date	December 3rd, 2000 (Sunday)
Death place	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Gwendolyn Brooks

Birthday

When was Gwendolyn Brooks born?

Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7th, 1917.

Death

When did Gwendolyn Brooks die?

Gwendolyn Brooks died on December 3rd, 2000 at the age of 83 in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America). Today Gwendolyn Brooks would be 106 years old.