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Friedrich Dürrenmatt — Age & Birthday
Born: 5 January 1921 · Died: 14 December 1990 · Age at death: 69
How old was Friedrich Dürrenmatt when he died?
Friedrich Dürrenmatt died aged 69. He was born on 5 January 1921 and died on 14 December 1990.
Swiss playwright and author of The Visit and The Physicists
Did you know?He was also a talented painter and many of his artworks are displayed in a museum dedicated to him in Neuchâtel.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (German:; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire.
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- Age at death
- 69
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 35
- Born
- January 5, 1921 · Konolfingen, Switzerland
- Died
- December 14, 1990
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Known for
- Literature, Film, Art
Family
- Father
- Reinhold Dürrenmatt
- Mother
- Hulda Dürrenmatt
- Spouses
- Charlotte Kerr, Lotti Dürrenmatt
- Children
- Barbara Dürrenmatt, Peter Dürrenmatt, Ruth Dürrenmatt
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- Died on December 14Friedrich Dürrenmatt is remembered every December 14, along with 18 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Friedrich Dürrenmatt was bornA newspaper front page for 5 January 1921, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayFriedrich Dürrenmatt would be 105 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryFriedrich Dürrenmatt's 106th birthday is in 71 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!106th
- Death anniversaryThe 36th anniversary of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's death is in 49 days. A moment to remember their legacy.36th
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