Astri was seven when she died and Roald was four. If he was born in 1916 then she was born 1913. It's simple really.
Roald Dahl's sister, Astri, died by catching measelswhcich devolped into appendictis, (inflammanation of the brain)Roald Dahl's sister Astri died from appendicitus when she was seven.
Roald Dahl was three years old when his sister, Astri, died from appendicitis. A few weeks later, Dahl's father died from pneumonia.Roald Dahl had three sisters, called Astri, Alfhild, and Else. When he was three years old, Astri died from appendicitis.
Roald Dahl's sister, Astri, died from appendicitis at a young age. His eldest sister, Alfhild, died of food poisoning when she was just seven years old. His brother, Alfhild, died in a car accident when he was 23 years old.
Roald Dahl's sister, Astrid, died from appendicitis at the age of 7. This event deeply affected Dahl and inspired his creation of the BFG character, who blows sweet dreams into children's bedrooms.
In 1920, whilst on a fishing trip in the Antarctic, Roalds father, Harald Dahl, died from pneumonia aged 57. This was just weeks after the death of his older sister, Astri who had died from appendicitis.
Astri Rynning died in 2006.
Astri Taube died on December 23, 1980, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Astri Torsell died on July 9, 1951, in Oslo, Norway.
Astri Jacobsen died on November 4, 2013, in Oslo, Norway.
Roald Halvorsen died in 2010.
Roald Aas died in 2012.
Roald Storsletten died in 1991.