Sonny Fortune
(1939-2018)

American saxophonist – Sonny Fortune was born in Philadelphia (Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States) on May 19th, 1939 and died in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on October 25th, 2018 at the age of 79. Today Sonny Fortune would be 84 years old.

Age

how old was Sonny Fortune when he died?

Sonny Fortune died in 2018 at the age of 79.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 19th, 1939 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Philadelphia Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date	October 25th, 2018 (Thursday)
Death place	New York City Most populous city in the United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Sonny Fortune

Birthday

When was Sonny Fortune born?

Sonny Fortune was born on May 19th, 1939.

Death

When did Sonny Fortune die?

Sonny Fortune died on October 25th, 2018 at the age of 79 in New York City (Most populous city in the United States). Today Sonny Fortune would be 84 years old.