Theodore Hesburgh
(1917-2015)

Congressional Gold Medal recipient – Theodore Hesburgh was born in Syracuse (City in and county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States) on May 25th, 1917 and died in Notre Dame (Census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States) on February 26th, 2015 at the age of 97. Today Theodore Hesburgh would be 106 years old.

Age

how old was Theodore Hesburgh when he died?

Theodore Hesburgh died in 2015 at the age of 97.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 25th, 1917 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Syracuse City in and county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States
Death Date	February 26th, 2015 (Thursday)
Death place	Notre Dame Census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Theodore Hesburgh

Birthday

When was Theodore Hesburgh born?

Theodore Hesburgh was born on May 25th, 1917.

Death

When did Theodore Hesburgh die?

Theodore Hesburgh died on February 26th, 2015 at the age of 97 in Notre Dame (Census-designated place in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States). Today Theodore Hesburgh would be 106 years old.