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If you are 58 years and 361 days old today…

At your exact age, John Spencer died of a heart attack. He was an Emmy Award-winning actor who played Leo McGarry on "The West Wing" (1999-2005).
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John Spencer wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived James Joyce by about two weeks. He was an innovative author of "Ulysses" (1922) and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916). He died of complications of surgery on January 13, 1941, 11 years before you were born.Comment

Stephanie Tubbs Jones was about two weeks younger than you when she died of a ruptured brain aneurysm on August 20, 2008. She was a five-term Democratic U.S. representative for Ohio who fought against predatory lending practices. You were 56 years old when she died.Comment

You've outlived Johnny Oates by almost a month. He was a Baltimore Orioles catcher and Texas Rangers manager. He died of brain cancer on December 24, 2004, when you were 53 years old.Comments (1)

Robert Jordan was almost a month younger than you when he died of cardiac amyloidosis on September 16, 2007. He was an author of the "Wheel of of Time" series of fantasy books. You were 56 years old when he died.Comment