Scholarship · Literature · Activism · 1922–2010
Howard Zinn — Age & Birthday
Born: 24 August 1922 · Died: 27 January 2010 · Age at death: 87
How old was Howard Zinn when he died?
Howard Zinn died aged 87. He was born on 24 August 1922 and died on 27 January 2010.
American historian who wrote A People’s History of the United States
Did you know?He served as a bombardier during the Second World War, an experience that heavily influenced his later anti-war activism.
Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian and a veteran of World War II. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University.
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- Age at death
- 87
- Would be
- 104
- Years since death
- 16
- Born
- August 24, 1922 · Brooklyn, United States
- Died
- January 27, 2010
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Scholarship, Literature, Activism
Family
- Child
- Jeff Zinn
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- Would-be age todayHoward Zinn would be 104 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryHoward Zinn's 105th birthday is in 302 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!105th
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