If you are 72 years and 56 days old today…
At your exact age, Saban Bajramovic died. He was a hugely popular Romany singer with a gritty, wailing voice and more than 20 albums.
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Saban Bajramovic wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Nathaniel Ogelsby Calloway by two days. He was an African-American doctor who started his career as a chemist and ended it as a civil-rights activist. He died on December 3, 1979, when you were 41 years old.Comment
Willie Shoemaker was two days younger than you when he died of natural causes on October 12, 2003. He was a 4-foot-1 jockey who won eleven Triple Crown races. You were 65 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived Jimmy McGriff by almost a week. He was a jazz and blues organist. He died of multiple sclerosis on May 24, 2008, when you were 69 years old.Comment
Leonard Bernstein was almost a week younger than you when he died of a heart attack on October 14, 1990. He was a conductor, composer and music director of the New York Philharmonic (1957-69). You were 52 years old when he died.Comment
