If you are 76 years and 225 days old today…
At your exact age, Joseph Heller died of a heart attack. He was an author of novels such as "Catch-22" (1961) and "Something Happened" (1974).
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Joseph Heller wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
At your exact age, Buck Owens died. He was a country-western musician and host of "Hee Haw" TV series.Comment
Amelia Bloomer was almost two weeks younger than you when she died on December 30, 1894. She was a newspaperwoman who urged changes in women's dress and introduced what came to be called bloomers. She died 40 years before you were born.Comment
You've outlived Ivan Rebroff by two weeks. He was a German-born singer with a vocal range of four and a half octaves who popularized Russian folk music. He died on February 27, 2008, when you were 74 years old.Comment
Bob Keeshan was about two weeks younger than you when he died on January 23, 2004. He was a children's television host known as Captain Kangaroo. You were 69 years old when he died.Comment
