William Bergsma
(1921-1994)

American composer – William Bergsma was born in Oakland (City and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States) on April 1st, 1921 and died in Seattle (City in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States) on March 18th, 1994 at the age of 72. Today William Bergsma would be 103 years old.

Age

how old was William Bergsma when he died?

William Bergsma died in 1994 at the age of 72.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 1st, 1921 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Oakland City and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
Death Date	March 18th, 1994 (Friday)
Death place	Seattle City in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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William Bergsma

Birthday

When was William Bergsma born?

William Bergsma was born on April 1st, 1921.

Death

When did William Bergsma die?

William Bergsma died on March 18th, 1994 at the age of 72 in Seattle (City in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States). Today William Bergsma would be 103 years old.