If you are 77 years and 185 days old today…
At your exact age, Richard Rodgers died. He was a composer whose Broadway collaborations with Oscar Hammerstein have delighted audiences for decades.
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Richard Rodgers wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Thomas Eagleton by almost a week. He was a U.S. Senator who dropped 1972 bid for V.P. due to revelation he had been treated for mental illness. He died of heart, respiratory and other ailments on March 4, 2007, when you were 73 years old.Comment
Alexander Campbell was almost two weeks younger than you when he died on March 4, 1866. He was a co-founder of the Disciples of Christ. He died 68 years before you were born.Comment
You've outlived Harry Lange by about two weeks. He was a NASA illustrator who became a designer for "2001," "The Dark Crystal," "Star Wars" films and more. He died on May 22, 2008, when you were 75 years old.Comment
Chic Hecht was almost three weeks younger than you when he died of prostate cancer on May 15, 2006. He was a businessman, US Senator from Nevada (1983-89) and Ambassador to the Bahamas (1989-94). You were 73 years old when he died.Comment
