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If you are 89 years and 165 days old today…

At your exact age, Isidor Rabi died. He was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who invented a method for determining the magnetism and shape of atoms.
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Isidor Rabi wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Chuck Jones by two days. He was an animator of such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He died of a heart attack on February 22, 2002, when you were 80 years old.Comment

Max Planck was two days younger than you when he died on October 4, 1947. He was a Nobel prize-winning German scientist who revolutionized physics with quantum theories. You were 26 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived George H. Russell by two days. He was a record promoter, guitarist and composer for ballet and for guitar. He died of a heart attack on July 19, 2008, when you were 87 years old.Comment

Gale Gordon was about two weeks younger than you when he died of lung cancer on June 30, 1995. He was an actor known for appearing on "The Lucy Show" as Mr. Mooney. You were 74 years old when he died.Comment