If you are 87 years and 135 days old today…
At your exact age, Cecilia Colledge died of congestive heart failure. She was a British and European Champion figure skater who was the first woman to execute a double salchow.
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Cecilia Colledge wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived Chiquinha Gonzaga by two days. She was a composer and musical director whose "O Abre alas" was the first published song for Carnival. She died on February 28, 1935, when you were 11 years old.Comment
Sir James Frazer was almost two weeks younger than you when he died on May 7, 1941. He was a British anthropologist who wrote "The Golden Bough" (1890). You were 18 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived Martin Buber by almost two weeks. He was a Jewish philosopher who argued for the importance of interpersonal relations in religious experience. He died on June 13, 1965, when you were 42 years old.Comment
Del Martin was three weeks younger than you when she died on August 27, 2008. She was a co-founder of the Daughters of Bilitis lesbian rights organization and co-editor of The Ladder. You were 85 years old when she died.Comment
