Sofia Okunevska
(1865-1926)

First woman who graduated university and became a doctor in Austria-Hungary, the first Ukrainian female doctor – Sofia Okunevska was born in Dovzhanka (Village in Pidhorodne Amalgamated Hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine) on May 12th, 1865 and died in Lviv (Capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine) on February 24th, 1926 at the age of 60. Today Sofia Okunevska would be 161 years old.

Age

how old was Sofia Okunevska when he died?

Sofia Okunevska died in 1926 at the age of 60.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 12th, 1865 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Dovzhanka Village in Pidhorodne Amalgamated Hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Death Date	February 24th, 1926 (Wednesday)
Death place	Lviv Capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Sofia Okunevska

Birthday

When was Sofia Okunevska born?

Sofia Okunevska was born on May 12th, 1865.

Death

When did Sofia Okunevska die?

Sofia Okunevska died on February 24th, 1926 at the age of 60 in Lviv (Capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine). Today Sofia Okunevska would be 161 years old.