If you are 77 years and 167 days old today…
At your exact age, Harry Lange died. He was a NASA illustrator who became a designer for "2001," "The Dark Crystal," "Star Wars" films and more.
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Harry Lange wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Chic Hecht by one day. He was a businessman, US Senator from Nevada (1983-89) and Ambassador to the Bahamas (1989-94). He died of prostate cancer on May 15, 2006, when you were 73 years old.Comment
Cecil B. DeMille was almost a week younger than you when he died on January 21, 1959. He was an ambitious movie director who made such epics as "The Ten Commandments" (1959). You were 25 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived Bayard Rustin by a week. He was a communist and pacifist who became an influential leader in the American civil-rights movement. He died of a heart attack on August 24, 1987, when you were 54 years old.Comment
Algis Budrys was about two weeks younger than you when he died of metastatic malignant melanoma on June 9, 2008. He was a science fiction author who wrote "Rogue Moon," "Michaelmas" and other highly regarded books. You were 75 years old when he died.Comment
