If you are 84 years and 54 days old today…
At your exact age, Wallace Stegner died in an auto accident. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author associated with the American West.
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Wallace Stegner wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Wally Schirra by two days. He was an only original NASA astronaut to go into space aboard Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft. He died of a heart attack on May 3, 2007, when you were 80 years old.Comment
William Cabell was three days younger than you when he died on February 22, 1911. He was a Confederate general who was captured leading a cavalry charge against Union soldiers. He died 16 years before you were born.Comment
You've outlived Virginia Mayo by almost a week. She was a stage and film actress who starred in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) and "White Heat" (1949). She died on January 17, 2005, when you were 78 years old.Comment
Joseph E. Johnston was almost two weeks younger than you when he died on March 21, 1891. He was a Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. He died 36 years before you were born.Comment
