John Ball
(1818-1889)

John Ball (naturalist) John Ball Foto: Unknown author / Public Domain

British politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller. (1818-1889) – John Ball was born in Dublin (Capital and largest city of Ireland) on August 20th, 1818 and died in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) on October 21st, 1889 at the age of 71. Today John Ball would be 205 years old.

Age

how old was John Ball when he died?

John Ball died in 1889 at the age of 71.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 20th, 1818 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Dublin Capital and largest city of Ireland
Death Date	October 21st, 1889 (Monday)
Death place	London Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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John Ball

Birthday

When was John Ball born?

John Ball was born on August 20th, 1818.

Death

When did John Ball die?

John Ball died on October 21st, 1889 at the age of 71 in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom). Today John Ball would be 205 years old.