If you are 35 years and 275 days old today…
At your exact age, Marie Dionne died of a blood clot in the brain. She was one of the Dionne quintuplets, the first identical quintuplets to survive infancy.
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Marie Dionne wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Wiley Post by almost two weeks. He was an aviator who was first to fly solo around the world. He died in an airplane accident on August 15, 1935, 40 years before you were born.Comment
Jimmie Rodgers was about two weeks younger than you when he died of tuberculosis on May 26, 1933. He was a singer, yodeler and the first country music star. He died 42 years before you were born.Comment
You've outlived Joe Gans by about two weeks. He was a boxer who became the first African-American lightweight champion in 1902. He died on August 10, 1910, 65 years before you were born.Comment
Charles Griffes was more than 2 months younger than you when he died of influenza on April 8, 1920. He was an Impressionist composer who wrote for piano, voice and chamber ensembles. He died 55 years before you were born.Comment
