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If you are 58 years and 227 days old today…

At your exact age, William McKinley died of assassination by gunshot. He was a 25th U.S. president who fought in the Civil War and presided over the Spanish-American War.
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William McKinley wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Jack Mildren by three days. He was a University of Oklahoma and NFL quarterback who later became Oklahoma's lieutenant governor. He died of stomach cancer on May 22, 2008, when you were 56 years old.Comment

Andy Warhol was almost a month younger than you when he died of a heart attack related to surgery on February 22, 1987. He was a Pop Art painter and filmmaker famous for his portraits of soup cans and celebrities. You were 35 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived Amanda Blake by more than a month. She was an actress who played Miss Kitty on TV's "Gunsmoke" (1955-75). She died of HIV/AIDS on August 16, 1989, when you were 37 years old.Comment

Tony Kostrzewa was more than a month younger than you when he died of cancer on May 1, 2008. He was an owner of Red Rhino record shop and label noted for bands The Mekons, Pulp and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry. You were 56 years old when he died.Comment