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If you are 67 years and 322 days old today…

At your exact age, William Redfield died. He was a U.S. meteorologist who deduced the counter-clockwise spin of hurricanes.
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William Redfield wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived King George IV of England by almost a week. He was an eldest son of King George III and his successor as ruler of England (1820-30). He died on June 26, 1830, 113 years before you were born.Comment

Karl Braun was almost a week younger than you when he died on April 20, 1918. He was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who improved Marconi's wireless system and helped create television. He died 25 years before you were born.Comment

You've outlived James Whale by almost two weeks. He was a film director responsible for "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and other horror movies. He died of suicide by drowning on May 29, 1957, when you were 14 years old.Comment

George Berkeley was about two weeks younger than you when he died on January 14, 1753. He was an Irish philosopher and essayist. He died 190 years before you were born.Comment