Wilson Harris
(1921-2018)

Guyanese writer – Wilson Harris was born in New Amsterdam (City in Guyana) on March 24th, 1921 and died in Chelmsford (City in Essex, United Kingdom) on March 8th, 2018 at the age of 96. Today Wilson Harris would be 103 years old.

Age

how old was Wilson Harris when he died?

Wilson Harris died in 2018 at the age of 96.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 24th, 1921 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	New Amsterdam City in Guyana
Death Date	March 8th, 2018 (Thursday)
Death place	Chelmsford City in Essex, United Kingdom
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Wilson Harris

Birthday

When was Wilson Harris born?

Wilson Harris was born on March 24th, 1921.

Death

When did Wilson Harris die?

Wilson Harris died on March 8th, 2018 at the age of 96 in Chelmsford (City in Essex, United Kingdom). Today Wilson Harris would be 103 years old.