If you are 56 years and 71 days old today…
At your exact age, Jane Bowles died. She was an author of "Two Serious Ladies" (1943) and works collected in "My Sister's Hand in Mine" (1978).
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Jane Bowles wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Philippe I of France by almost a week. He was the king of France (1060-1108) who expanded France by annexing the Vexin and Bourges. He died on July 29, 1108, 846 years before you were born.Comment
Robert Benchley was almost a week younger than you when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage on November 21, 1945. He was a screenwriter and satirist whose film "How to Sleep" (1934) won an Academy Award. He died 9 years before you were born.Comment
You've outlived Abraham Lincoln by almost two weeks. He was a 16th US president (1861-65) who helped abolish slavery and led the Union to victory in the Civil War. He died of assassination by gunshot on April 15, 1865, 90 years before you were born.Comment
King George VI of England was about two weeks younger than you when he died of coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1952. He was the king of England (1936-52) whose reign saw World War II and the breakup of the British Empire. He died 3 years before you were born.Comment
