If you are 77 years and 214 days old today…
At your exact age, Iris Burton died of pneumonia. She was a Broadway dancer and actress who became a Hollywood agent and discovered River and Joaquin Pheonix.
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Iris Burton wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Gordon Cooper by one day. He was a NASA astronaut and member of original Mercury 7 crew. He died of natural causes on October 4, 2004, when you were 71 years old.Comment
Kathleen Kincade was almost a week younger than you when she died of breast cancer on July 3, 2008. She was a founder of the experimental utopian community Twin Oaks based on B.F. Skinner's "Walden Two" ideals. You were 75 years old when she died.Comment
You've outlived Georgi Zhukov by about two weeks. He was a Soviet marshal who was instrumental in defeating Germany during World War II. He died on June 18, 1974, when you were 41 years old.Comment
Dennis Weatherstone was about two weeks younger than you when he died of cancer on June 13, 2008. He was a J.P. Morgan bookkeeper who worked his way up to CEO and paved the way for investment banking. You were 75 years old when he died.Comment
