Literature · Media · 1940–2015
Eduardo Galeano — Age & Birthday
Born: 3 September 1940 · Died: 13 April 2015 · Age at death: 74
How old was Eduardo Galeano when he died?
Eduardo Galeano died aged 74. He was born on 3 September 1940 and died on 13 April 2015.
Uruguayan writer and journalist who authored Open Veins of Latin America
Did you know?He published his first political cartoon in a weekly newspaper at the age of fourteen, several years before becoming a world-renowned writer.
Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano (Spanish:; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters".
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- Age at death
- 74
- Would be
- 86
- Years since death
- 11
- Born
- September 3, 1940 · Montevideo, Uruguay
- Died
- April 13, 2015
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Nationality
- Uruguayan
- Known for
- Literature, Media
Family
- Spouse
- Helena Villagra
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- Birth anniversaryEduardo Galeano's 87th birthday is in 312 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!87th
- Death anniversaryThe 12th anniversary of Eduardo Galeano's death is in 169 days. A moment to remember their legacy.12th
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