Pearl Witherington
(1914-2008)

British SOE leader – Pearl Witherington was born in Paris (Capital of France) on June 24th, 1914 and died in Blois (French commune and city in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire) on February 24th, 2008 at the age of 93. Today Pearl Witherington would be 109 years old.

Age

how old was Pearl Witherington when he died?

Pearl Witherington died in 2008 at the age of 93.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 24th, 1914 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Paris Capital of France
Death Date	February 24th, 2008 (Sunday)
Death place	Blois French commune and city in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Pearl Witherington

Birthday

When was Pearl Witherington born?

Pearl Witherington was born on June 24th, 1914.

Death

When did Pearl Witherington die?

Pearl Witherington died on February 24th, 2008 at the age of 93 in Blois (French commune and city in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire). Today Pearl Witherington would be 109 years old.