Lester Rodney
(1911-2009)

Journalist – Lester Rodney was born in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on April 17th, 1911 and died in Walnut Creek (City in Contra Costa County, California, United States) on December 20th, 2009 at the age of 98. Today Lester Rodney would be 113 years old.

Age

how old was Lester Rodney when he died?

Lester Rodney died in 2009 at the age of 98.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 17th, 1911 (Monday)
Place of Birth	New York City Most populous city in the United States
Death Date	December 20th, 2009 (Sunday)
Death place	Walnut Creek City in Contra Costa County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Lester Rodney

Birthday

When was Lester Rodney born?

Lester Rodney was born on April 17th, 1911.

Death

When did Lester Rodney die?

Lester Rodney died on December 20th, 2009 at the age of 98 in Walnut Creek (City in Contra Costa County, California, United States). Today Lester Rodney would be 113 years old.