Rufus Thomas
(1917-2001)

American singer (1917–2001) – Rufus Thomas was born in Cayce (City in Lexington and Richland counties in South Carolina, United States) on March 26th, 1917 and died in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States) on December 15th, 2001 at the age of 84. Today Rufus Thomas would be 107 years old.

Age

how old was Rufus Thomas when he died?

Rufus Thomas died in 2001 at the age of 84.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 26th, 1917 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Cayce City in Lexington and Richland counties in South Carolina, United States
Death Date	December 15th, 2001 (Saturday)
Death place	Memphis City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Rufus Thomas

Birthday

When was Rufus Thomas born?

Rufus Thomas was born on March 26th, 1917.

Death

When did Rufus Thomas die?

Rufus Thomas died on December 15th, 2001 at the age of 84 in Memphis (City in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States). Today Rufus Thomas would be 107 years old.