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If you are 80 years and 141 days old today…

At your exact age, Lambert Heinrich Clemens von Babo died. He was a chemist who showed that dissolving substances in liquid lowers the solution’s vapor pressure.
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Lambert Heinrich Clemens von Babo wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Vijay Tendulkar by a week. He was an influential playwright and screenwriter who boldly addressed India's controversial social issues. He died of myasthenia gravis on May 19, 2008, when you were 78 years old.Comment

Art Aragon was almost two weeks younger than you when he died from removal of life support after a stroke on March 25, 2008. He was a crowd-pleasing, top-ranked lightweight boxer who dated Hollywood starlets. You were 77 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived Stuart Cary Welch by almost two weeks. He was a scholar, curator and collector of Islamic and Indian art who increased their visibility in the West. He died of a heart attack on August 13, 2008, when you were 78 years old.Comment

Jack Hutton was almost two weeks younger than you when he died of a chest infection on August 24, 2008. He was an editor of the weekly music newspaper Melody Maker and managing director of trade journal Music Week. You were 78 years old when he died.Comment