If you are 89 years and 136 days old today…
At your exact age, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. died of a heart attack. He was a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning American political and presidential historian.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
You've outlived John W. Gardner by almost a week. He was a Common Cause founder who introduced Medicare while a Cabinet member. He died on February 16, 2002, when you were 80 years old.Comment
James Day was almost two weeks younger than you when he died of respiratory failure on April 24, 2008. He was a public television founding light involved with PBS, CTW and San Francisco and New York stations. You were 87 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived William J.B. Dorn by about two weeks. He was a thirteen-term Democratic congressman from South Carolina (1947-74). He died on August 13, 2005, when you were 84 years old.Comment
Genoa Keawe was almost three weeks younger than you when she died on February 25, 2008. She was an iconic singer of Hawaiian standards and Hapa Haole songs. You were 86 years old when she died.Comment
