Exploration · 1939–2016
Junko Tabei — Age & Birthday
Born: 22 September 1939 · Died: 20 October 2016 · Age at death: 77
How old was Junko Tabei when she died?
Junko Tabei died aged 77. She was born on 22 September 1939 and died on 20 October 2016.
Japanese mountaineer and first woman to climb Mount Everest
Did you know?She also became the first woman to scale the highest peaks on every continent, known as the Seven Summits.
Junko Tabei (Japanese: 田部井 淳子, Hepburn: Tabei Junko; née Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent.
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- Age at death
- 77
- Would be
- 87
- Years since death
- 10
- Born
- September 22, 1939 · Miharu, Japan
- Died
- October 20, 2016
- Cause of death
- Stomach cancer
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Known for
- Exploration
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- See the front page from the day Junko Tabei was bornA newspaper front page for 22 September 1939, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayJunko Tabei would be 87 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryJunko Tabei's 88th birthday is in 330 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!88th
- Death anniversaryThe 11th anniversary of Junko Tabei's death is in 358 days. A moment to remember their legacy.11th
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