Nikola Tesla
(1856-1943)

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Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943) – Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan (Settlement in the Town of Gospić, Lika-Senj County, Croatia) on July 10th, 1856 and died in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on January 7th, 1943 at the age of 86. Today Nikola Tesla would be 167 years old.

Age

how old was Nikola Tesla when he died?

Nikola Tesla died in 1943 at the age of 86.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 10th, 1856 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Smiljan Settlement in the Town of Gospić, Lika-Senj County, Croatia
Death Date	January 7th, 1943 (Thursday)
Death place	New York City Most populous city in the United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Nikola Tesla

Birthday

When was Nikola Tesla born?

Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856.

Death

When did Nikola Tesla die?

Nikola Tesla died on January 7th, 1943 at the age of 86 in New York City (Most populous city in the United States). Today Nikola Tesla would be 167 years old.