Literature · Art · 1907–1983
Hergé — Age & Birthday
Born: 22 May 1907 · Died: 3 March 1983 · Age at death: 75
How old was Hergé when he died?
Hergé died aged 75. He was born on 22 May 1907 and died on 3 March 1983.
Belgian cartoonist who created The Adventures of Tintin
Did you know?His famous pen name was created by reversing the initials of his real name, Georges Remi, and pronouncing them in French.
Georges Prosper Remi (French:; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( air-ZHAY; French: ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials RG, was a Belgian comic strip artist.
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- Age at death
- 75
- Would be
- 119
- Years since death
- 43
- Born
- May 22, 1907 · Etterbeek, Belgium
- Died
- March 3, 1983
- Cause of death
- Leukemia
- Nationality
- Belgian
- Known for
- Literature, Art
Family
- Spouses
- Fanny Rodwell, Germaine Kieckens
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- See the front page from the day Hergé was bornA newspaper front page for 22 May 1907, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayHergé would be 119 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
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