Sidney Darlington
(1906-1997)

Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration – Sidney Darlington was born in Pittsburgh (City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States) on July 18th, 1906 and died in Exeter (Town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States) on October 31st, 1997 at the age of 91. Today Sidney Darlington would be 117 years old.

Age

how old was Sidney Darlington when he died?

Sidney Darlington died in 1997 at the age of 91.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 18th, 1906 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Pittsburgh City and county seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date	October 31st, 1997 (Friday)
Death place	Exeter Town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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Sidney Darlington

Birthday

When was Sidney Darlington born?

Sidney Darlington was born on July 18th, 1906.

Death

When did Sidney Darlington die?

Sidney Darlington died on October 31st, 1997 at the age of 91 in Exeter (Town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States). Today Sidney Darlington would be 117 years old.