Notable People · 1910–2008
Irena Sendler — Age & Birthday
Born: 15 February 1910 · Died: 12 May 2008 · Age at death: 98
How old was Irena Sendler when she died?
Irena Sendler died aged 98. She was born on 15 February 1910 and died on 12 May 2008.
Polish humanitarian who saved Jewish children during the Holocaust
Did you know?She smuggled infants out of the Warsaw Ghetto in toolboxes and suitcases, keeping their real identities in jars buried beneath an apple tree.
Irena Stanisława Sendler (née Krzyżanowska; 15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008), operating under the nom de guerre Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in German-occupied Warsaw.
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- Age at death
- 98
- Would be
- 116
- Years since death
- 18
- Born
- February 15, 1910 · Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- May 12, 2008
- Nationality
- Polish
- Known for
- Notable People
Family
- Father
- Stanisław Krzyżanowski
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