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Maeve Binchy

Irish novelist

Maeve Binchy has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 28, 1940 in Dalkey, Ireland.

Born

May 28, 1940

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: July 30, 2012

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Birthplace
Dalkey, Ireland
Professions
writer, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, school teacher, journalist, teacher, playwright
Citizenship
Ireland

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: May 28, 1940 (Discogs; Integrated Authority File; SNAC; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze; BnF authorities) or May 28, 1939 (No external source identified) or May 29, 1939 (books.google.nl).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

May 28, 1939

Precision: day · Rank: normal

    No external source identified

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    Questions people ask

    Where was Maeve Binchy born?

    Maeve Binchy was born in Dalkey, Ireland.

    When did Maeve Binchy die?

    Maeve Binchy died on July 30, 2012.