Sonny Liston
(1932-1970)

American boxer – Sonny Liston was born in St. Francis County (County in Arkansas, United States) on May 8th, 1932 and died in Las Vegas (City and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States) on December 30th, 1970 at the age of 38. Today Sonny Liston would be 91 years old.

Age

how old was Sonny Liston when he died?

Sonny Liston died in 1970 at the age of 38.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 8th, 1932 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	St. Francis County County in Arkansas, United States
Death Date	December 30th, 1970 (Wednesday)
Death place	Las Vegas City and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Sonny Liston

Birthday

When was Sonny Liston born?

Sonny Liston was born on May 8th, 1932.

Death

When did Sonny Liston die?

Sonny Liston died on December 30th, 1970 at the age of 38 in Las Vegas (City and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States). Today Sonny Liston would be 91 years old.