Hans Schaffner
(1908-2004)

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1908-2004) – Hans Schaffner was born in Interlaken (Resort town in the Swiss canton of Bern) on December 16th, 1908 and died in Bern (City in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland) on November 26th, 2004 at the age of 95. Today Hans Schaffner would be 115 years old.

Age

how old was Hans Schaffner when he died?

Hans Schaffner died in 2004 at the age of 95.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 16th, 1908 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Interlaken Resort town in the Swiss canton of Bern
Death Date	November 26th, 2004 (Friday)
Death place	Bern City in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer) ♐
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Hans Schaffner

Birthday

When was Hans Schaffner born?

Hans Schaffner was born on December 16th, 1908.

Death

When did Hans Schaffner die?

Hans Schaffner died on November 26th, 2004 at the age of 95 in Bern (City in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland). Today Hans Schaffner would be 115 years old.