Wilhelm Breuning
(1920-2016)

German priest – Wilhelm Breuning was born in Bad Sobernheim (Municipality of Germany) on May 15th, 1920 and died in Bonn (City in and former capital of Germany) on May 19th, 2016 at the age of 96. Today Wilhelm Breuning would be 103 years old.

Age

how old was Wilhelm Breuning when he died?

Wilhelm Breuning died in 2016 at the age of 96.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 15th, 1920 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Bad Sobernheim Municipality of Germany
Death Date	May 19th, 2016 (Thursday)
Death place	Bonn City in and former capital of Germany
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Monkey 猴

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Wilhelm Breuning

Birthday

When was Wilhelm Breuning born?

Wilhelm Breuning was born on May 15th, 1920.

Death

When did Wilhelm Breuning die?

Wilhelm Breuning died on May 19th, 2016 at the age of 96 in Bonn (City in and former capital of Germany). Today Wilhelm Breuning would be 103 years old.