Niels Viggo Bentzon
(1919-2000)

Niels Viggo Bentzon (1986) by Erling Mandelmann Niels Viggo Bentzon Foto: Erling Mandelmann / CC BY-SA 3.0

Danish composer – Niels Viggo Bentzon was born in Copenhagen (Capital and largest city of Denmark) on August 24th, 1919 and died in Copenhagen (Capital and largest city of Denmark) on April 25th, 2000 at the age of 80. Today Niels Viggo Bentzon would be 104 years old.

Age

how old was Niels Viggo Bentzon when he died?

Niels Viggo Bentzon died in 2000 at the age of 80.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 24th, 1919 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Copenhagen Capital and largest city of Denmark
Death Date	April 25th, 2000 (Tuesday)
Death place	Copenhagen Capital and largest city of Denmark
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Virgo (The Maiden) ♍
Chinese Zodiac	Goat 羊

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Niels Viggo Bentzon

Birthday

When was Niels Viggo Bentzon born?

Niels Viggo Bentzon was born on August 24th, 1919.

Death

When did Niels Viggo Bentzon die?

Niels Viggo Bentzon died on April 25th, 2000 at the age of 80 in Copenhagen (Capital and largest city of Denmark). Today Niels Viggo Bentzon would be 104 years old.