Born: 15 September 1954 · Died: 19 January 2007 · Age at death: 52
How old was Hrant Dink when he died?
Hrant Dink died aged 52. He was born on 15 September 1954 and died on 19 January 2007.
Quick facts
Date of birth15 September 1954
Date of death19 January 2007
Age at death52
NationalityTurkish-Armenian
BirthplaceMalatya, Turkey
Editor's Take:
Hrant Dink spent his life trying to get Turks and Armenians talking to each other. Through Agos he wrote about Armenian history, including the 1915 genocide. Few in Turkey were willing to discuss it then. That made him a target for nationalists and prosecutors. His murder by a teenage gunman shocked the country. Later trials showed officials had ignored warnings about the plot. Every year crowds gather at the spot where he died. His newspaper still publishes in Istanbul.
Key Milestones
1996: Founds the newspaper Agos
2005: Faces trial for 'insulting Turkishness'
2007: Killed outside the Agos office
2007: His funeral becomes a mass march
Hrant Dink (Armenian: Հրանդ Տինք; Western Armenian pronunciation:; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian journalist, human rights activist, founder and editor-in-chief of Agos.
Hrant Dink's birthday is September 15. He was born on September 15, 1954 in Malatya, Turkey.
How old was Hrant Dink when he died?
Hrant Dink died on January 19, 2007, aged 52.
Who shares a birthday with Hrant Dink?
Famous people who share Hrant Dink's September 15 birthday include Marco Polo, Agatha Christie, William Howard Taft, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and François de La Rochefoucauld.
