Wolfgang Marcus
(1927-2016)

German politician (1927-2016) – Wolfgang Marcus was born in Görlitz (Town in Saxony, Germany) on October 15th, 1927 and died in Ravensburg (Town in Upper Swabia, Germany) on August 9th, 2016 at the age of 88. Today Wolfgang Marcus would be 96 years old.

Age

how old was Wolfgang Marcus when he died?

Wolfgang Marcus died in 2016 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	October 15th, 1927 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Görlitz Town in Saxony, Germany
Death Date	August 9th, 2016 (Tuesday)
Death place	Ravensburg Town in Upper Swabia, Germany
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Wolfgang Marcus

Birthday

When was Wolfgang Marcus born?

Wolfgang Marcus was born on October 15th, 1927.

Death

When did Wolfgang Marcus die?

Wolfgang Marcus died on August 9th, 2016 at the age of 88 in Ravensburg (Town in Upper Swabia, Germany). Today Wolfgang Marcus would be 96 years old.