Thorvald Otterström
(1868-1942)

American composer – Thorvald Otterström was born in Copenhagen (Capital and largest city of Denmark) on July 17th, 1868 and died in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on August 16th, 1942 at the age of 74. Today Thorvald Otterström would be 155 years old.

Age

how old was Thorvald Otterström when he died?

Thorvald Otterström died in 1942 at the age of 74.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 17th, 1868 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Copenhagen Capital and largest city of Denmark
Death Date	August 16th, 1942 (Sunday)
Death place	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Thorvald Otterström

Birthday

When was Thorvald Otterström born?

Thorvald Otterström was born on July 17th, 1868.

Death

When did Thorvald Otterström die?

Thorvald Otterström died on August 16th, 1942 at the age of 74 in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America). Today Thorvald Otterström would be 155 years old.