Luiz Bonfá
(1922-2001)

Brazilian musician – Luiz Bonfá was born in Rio de Janeiro (Capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) on October 17th, 1922 and died in Rio de Janeiro (Capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) on January 12th, 2001 at the age of 78. Today Luiz Bonfá would be 101 years old.

Age

how old was Luiz Bonfá when he died?

Luiz Bonfá died in 2001 at the age of 78.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 17th, 1922 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Rio de Janeiro Capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Death Date	January 12th, 2001 (Friday)
Death place	Rio de Janeiro Capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Dog 狗

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Luiz Bonfá

Birthday

When was Luiz Bonfá born?

Luiz Bonfá was born on October 17th, 1922.

Death

When did Luiz Bonfá die?

Luiz Bonfá died on January 12th, 2001 at the age of 78 in Rio de Janeiro (Capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Today Luiz Bonfá would be 101 years old.