Henk Wesseling
(1937-2018)

Dutch historian (1937-2018) – Henk Wesseling was born in The Hague (City and municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government) on August 6th, 1937 and died in Oegstgeest (Town and municipality in the Netherlands) on August 18th, 2018 at the age of 81. Today Henk Wesseling would be 86 years old.

Age

how old was Henk Wesseling when he died?

Henk Wesseling died in 2018 at the age of 81.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 6th, 1937 (Friday)
Place of Birth	The Hague City and municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
Death Date	August 18th, 2018 (Saturday)
Death place	Oegstgeest Town and municipality in the Netherlands
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Henk Wesseling

Birthday

When was Henk Wesseling born?

Henk Wesseling was born on August 6th, 1937.

Death

When did Henk Wesseling die?

Henk Wesseling died on August 18th, 2018 at the age of 81 in Oegstgeest (Town and municipality in the Netherlands). Today Henk Wesseling would be 86 years old.