Born: 15 May 1937 · Died: 23 March 2022 · Age at death: 84
How old was Madeleine Albright when she died?
Madeleine Albright died aged 84. She was born on 15 May 1937 and died on 23 March 2022.
Prague-born diplomat who served as US ambassador to the UN and became America's first female Secretary of State
Did you know?She famously wore specific decorative jewellery pins to send subtle diplomatic messages or signal her mood during official government meetings.
Quick facts
Date of birth15 May 1937
Date of death23 March 2022
Age at death84
Cause of deathCancer
NationalityAmerican
BirthplacePrague, Czech Republic
Occupationdiplomat, politician, writer
Editor's Take:
Madeleine Albright became America's first female Secretary of State. She was born in Prague and fled with her family after the Nazis invaded, then again after the communist takeover. Only late in life did she learn her family was Jewish and that relatives died in the Holocaust. She studied at Wellesley and Columbia. She was US ambassador to the United Nations. As Secretary of State she pushed NATO expansion and intervention in Kosovo. She was famous for sending messages through her brooches.
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Körbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001.
Madeleine Albright's birthday is May 15. She was born on May 15, 1937 in Prague, Czech Republic.
How old was Madeleine Albright when she died?
Madeleine Albright died on March 23, 2022, aged 84.
Who shares a birthday with Madeleine Albright?
Famous people who share Madeleine Albright's May 15 birthday include Omar Khayyám, Pierre Curie, Mikhail Bulgakov, Klemens von Metternich and Paul Samuelson.
