If you are 81 years and 64 days old today…
At your exact age, Jackson W. Bate died. He was a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for books on Samuel Johnson and John Keats.
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Jackson W. Bate wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Mike Souchak by two days. He was a golfer and 15-time PGA Tour winner who set a record for lowest 72-hole score that stood for 46 years. He died of complications of a heart attack on July 10, 2008, when you were 79 years old.Comment
Stuart Moldaw was three days younger than you when he died of cancer on May 24, 2008. He was a founder of the Ross Dress for Less retail clothing chain and a San Francisco Bay Area philanthropist. You were 78 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived John Plumb by almost a week. He was an abstract painter known for his large-scale color fields. He died on April 6, 2008, when you were 78 years old.Comment
Sir Frank Robert Benson was almost two weeks younger than you when he died on December 31, 1939. He was an English actor who founded touring Shakespearean Repertory Company in 1880s. You were 10 years old when he died.Comment
