Maya Angelou
(1928-2014)

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014) – Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis (Independent city in Missouri, United States) on April 4th, 1928 and died in Winston-Salem (City in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States) on May 28th, 2014 at the age of 86. Today Maya Angelou would be 96 years old.

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Age

how old was Maya Angelou when he died?

Maya Angelou died in 2014 at the age of 86.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 4th, 1928 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	St. Louis Independent city in Missouri, United States
Death Date	May 28th, 2014 (Wednesday)
Death place	Winston-Salem City in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Maya Angelou

Birthday

When was Maya Angelou born?

Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928.

Death

When did Maya Angelou die?

Maya Angelou died on May 28th, 2014 at the age of 86 in Winston-Salem (City in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States). Today Maya Angelou would be 96 years old.