Colonel Sanders died in Louisville, Kentucky on December 16th 1980 from leukaemia. He was 90 years, 3 months and 7 days old when he died.
He actually died in Kentucky Dec 16, 1980 of pneumonia
No. He was awarded the title "Kentucky Colonel" in 1935 because of the chicken he cooked. He then decided to call himself Colonel Sanders.
colonel sanders died June 27 1987
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