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John Young — Age & Birthday
Born: 24 September 1930 · Died: 5 January 2018 · Age at death: 87
How old was John Young when he died?
John Young died aged 87. He was born on 24 September 1930 and died on 5 January 2018.
Apollo 16 commander who was the ninth person on the Moon
Did you know?He is the only person to have piloted four different classes of spacecraft, including the Gemini and Apollo modules.
John Watts Young (September 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018) was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
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- Age at death
- 87
- Would be
- 96
- Years since death
- 8
- Born
- September 24, 1930 · San Francisco, United States
- Died
- January 5, 2018
- Cause of death
- Pneumonia
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Space, Military, Aviation
Family
- Father
- William Hugh Young
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- Born on September 24Born on September 24 too? You share your birthday with John Young, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Konstantin Chernenko and 24 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on January 5John Young is remembered every January 5, along with 16 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day John Young was bornA newspaper front page for 24 September 1930, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayJohn Young would be 96 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryJohn Young's 97th birthday is in 333 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!97th
- Death anniversaryThe 9th anniversary of John Young's death is in 71 days. A moment to remember their legacy.9th
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