Richard F. Gordon
(1929-2017)

American astronaut – Richard F. Gordon was born in Seattle (City in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States) on October 5th, 1929 and died in San Marcos (Suburb of San Diego, California, United States) on November 6th, 2017 at the age of 88. Today Richard F. Gordon would be 94 years old.

Age

how old was Richard F. Gordon when he died?

Richard F. Gordon died in 2017 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 5th, 1929 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Seattle City in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
Death Date	November 6th, 2017 (Monday)
Death place	San Marcos Suburb of San Diego, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Richard F. Gordon

Birthday

When was Richard F. Gordon born?

Richard F. Gordon was born on October 5th, 1929.

Death

When did Richard F. Gordon die?

Richard F. Gordon died on November 6th, 2017 at the age of 88 in San Marcos (Suburb of San Diego, California, United States). Today Richard F. Gordon would be 94 years old.