Jackie Robinson
(1927-2022)

American basketball player (1927–2022) – Jackie Robinson was born in Fort Worth (City and county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, United States) on April 26th, 1927 and died in Augusta (Consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States) on February 8th, 2022 at the age of 94. Today Jackie Robinson would be 97 years old.

Age

how old was Jackie Robinson when he died?

Jackie Robinson died in 2022 at the age of 94.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 26th, 1927 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Fort Worth City and county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Death Date	February 8th, 2022 (Tuesday)
Death place	Augusta Consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Jackie Robinson

Birthday

When was Jackie Robinson born?

Jackie Robinson was born on April 26th, 1927.

Death

When did Jackie Robinson die?

Jackie Robinson died on February 8th, 2022 at the age of 94 in Augusta (Consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States). Today Jackie Robinson would be 97 years old.