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Offline Taryn

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Dead At Your Age...
« on: March 28, 2009, 11:02:37 AM »
Okay, as some of you know, I am part of a really morbid site that participates in a death pool each year, also has a message board... and yes, I do get some really odd news stories to post every once in awhile from the posters... But this is something that I thought my family would get a kick out of this...

http://dead.atyourage.com/


These are my results...

You are 36 years and 230 days old today.

You've outlived Iris Chang by almost a week. She was a journalist, historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking" (1997). She died of suicide by gunshot on November 9, 2004, when you were 32 years old.

In 6 days, when you reach 36 years and 236 days of age, your lifespan will surpass that of an American soap-opera star and ex-wife of actor Bill Bixby. (( Barbara Benet ))

You've outlived Georges Bizet by almost two weeks. He was a French composer who achieved fame with the "scandalous" opera "Carmen" (1875). He died of a heart attack on June 3, 1875, 98 years before you were born.

Nick Adams was about two weeks younger than you when he died of an accidental overdose on February 7, 1968. He was an American actor who starred in "Rebel Without A Cause" and "The Rebel" TV series. He died 5 years before you were born.

You've outlived George Armstrong Custer by almost a month. He was an US Army officer and Cavalry commander who fought in the Civil War and the Battle of Little Bighorn . He died of injuries sustained in battle on June 25, 1876, 97 years before you were born.

Graham Bond was more than a month younger than you when he died of suicide by jumping in front of a train on May 8, 1974. He was an innovative R&B keyboardist and founder of the Graham Bond Organisation. You were 1 year old when he died.

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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2009, 02:21:48 PM »
You are 27 years and 227 days old today.

You've outlived Jonathan Brandis by about two weeks. He was a television and film actor who started acting on a soap opera at age 6. He died of suicide by hanging on November 12, 2003, when you were 22 years old.

You've outlived Jim Morrison by almost three weeks. He was a charismatic but troubled singer of rock band The Doors. He died of a heart attack on July 3, 1971, 11 years before you were born.

Gary Thain was three weeks younger than you when he died of an overdose of heroin on December 8, 1975. He was a rock bassist who played with a variety of bands, from Martha Velez to Uriah Heep. He died 6 years before you were born.

You've outlived Ron McKernan by about 2 months. He was a musician who played organ, harmonica, percussion and guitar for the Grateful Dead. He died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on March 8, 1973, 9 years before you were born.

William John Wills was about 2 months younger than you when he died of starvation and exposure on June 28, 1861. He was a British explorer and second-in-command of the Burke and Wills expedition across Australia. He died 121 years before you were born.


Heh.  News to me, or maybe I just have forgotten.. I didn't know Johnathan Brandis was dead.  That was the kid from SeaQuest wasn't it?

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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 03:49:36 PM »
You are 39 years and 81 days old today.

You've outlived Martin Luther King Jr. by two days. He was a charismatic African-American civil-rights leader and clergyman who won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. He died of assassination by gunshot on April 4, 1968, 2 years before you were born.

In 1 day, when you reach 39 years and 82 days of age, your lifespan will surpass that of a film actress who won a Golden Globe for her first film "Teresa" (1951). ((Pier Angeli))

You've outlived John Garfield by three days. He was an Oscar-nominated actor who starred in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946). He died of a heart attack on May 21, 1952, 18 years before you were born

Thomas Starr King was almost a week younger than you when he died of diphtheria on March 4, 1864. He was a Unitarian minister and tireless lecturer who Lincoln credited with keeping California in the Union. He died 106 years before you were born.

You've outlived Anna Nicole Smith by almost two weeks. She was a Playboy Playmate of the Year and Guess? model who starred in her own reality TV show. She died of an accidental overdose on February 8, 2007, when you were 37 years old.

Wild Bill Hickok was two weeks younger than you when he died of murder by gunshot on August 2, 1876. He was an Underground Railroad participant, gunfighter, Civil War scout, and lawman who . He died 94 years before you were born
 
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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 06:00:17 PM »
You are 51 years and 18 days old today.

You've outlived Brian Maxwell by almost two weeks. He was a Creator of the energy snack "PowerBar". He died of a heart attack on March 19, 2004, when you were 46 years old.

You've outlived Grant Wood by almost three weeks. He was a painter and printmaker who captured the American Midwest and painted "American Gothic" (1930). He died of cancer on February 12, 1942, 17 years before you were born.


Fud Livingston was more than a month younger than you when he died on March 25, 1957. He was a multi-instrumentalist who backed Red Nichols during the 1920s and Jimmy Dorsey during the '40s. He died 1 year before you were born.


You've outlived Josephine by about 2 months. She was the wife of Napoleon and Empress of France until he divorced her because she did not bear him a child. She died on May 29, 1814, 144 years before you were born.


Harriet Johnson was about 2 months younger than you when she died on June 4, 2008. She was an attorney and disability rights activist who debated Peter Singer and opposed Jerry Lewis' telethon. You were 50 years old when she died.
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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2009, 07:30:08 PM »
You are 23 years and 51 days old today.

That’s exactly half the life of somebody famous. In another 23 years and 51 days, you will have lived exactly as long as Brook Taylor. He was a mathematician who developed the Taylor series and the calculus of finite differences who died at the age of 46 years, 104 days.

Brook Taylor lived twice as long as you have, but other notable people have died at about this age.

You've outlived Hank Gathers by more than a month. He was a second college basketball player in history to lead in scoring and rebounding in the same season. He died of cardiac arrest on March 4, 1990, when you were 4 years old.


Dominique Dunne was about 2 months younger than you when she died of murder by strangulation on November 4, 1982. She was an actress most noted for her role in "Poltergeist" (1982) and the daughter of Dominick Dune. She died 4 years before you were born.


You've outlived Terry Fox by more than 2 months. He was an athlete and activist who ran across Canada on an artifical leg to raise money for cancer research. He died of cancer on June 28, 1981, 5 years before you were born.


Brook Berringer was more than 4 months younger than you when he died in an airplane accident on April 18, 1996. He was a University of Nebraska quarterback who overcame collapsed lungs to lead his team to the championship. You were 10 years old when he died

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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2009, 07:34:43 PM »
You are 42 years and 3 days old today.

You've outlived Neal Cassady by almost two weeks. He was a Beat Generation icon depicted in books by Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson. He died on February 4, 1968, when you were less than a year old.

You've outlived Cesare Pavese by about two weeks. He was an author, critic and translator whose works address themes of alienation and failed relationships. He died of suicide by barbiturate overdose on August 27, 1950, 17 years before you were born.

Alan Turing was almost three weeks younger than you when he died of suicide by cyanide poisoning on June 7, 1954. He was a mathematician, cryptographer and the father of computer science who was prosecuted for being gay. He died 13 years before you were born.

You've outlived Jeff Healey by almost a month. He was a blind blues-rock guitarist and vocalist who played with the guitar across his lap. He died of retinoblastoma on March 2, 2008, when you were 40 years old.

Anne of Cleves was more than a month younger than you when she died on July 16, 1557. She was an English royalty, fourth wife of King Henry VIII. She died 410 years before you were born

(did they have to note two people who committed suicide..lol....always liked Angel Eyes by Jeff Healey)

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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2009, 09:20:38 PM »


You are 32 years and 357 days old today.

You've outlived Hugh O'Connor by two days. He was an adopted son of Carroll O'Connor who co-starred with him on "In the Heat of the Night" (1988-94). He died of suicide by gunshot on March 28, 1995, when you were 18 years old.
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You've outlived James Stinson by three days. He was an electronic music producer whose band Drexciya created the Detroit Techno sound. He died from heart complications on September 3, 2002, when you were 26 years old.Comment

Brian Epstein was about two weeks younger than you when he died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills on August 27, 1967. He was a manager of the Beatles who was responsible for their clean-cut yet shaggy image. He died 9 years before you were born.Comment

You've outlived Karen Carpenter by about two weeks. She was a singer and drummer in the legendary brother-sister band The Carpenters. She died from heart failure as a complication of anorexia on February 4, 1983, when you were 6 years old.Comment

King Richard III was more than a month younger than you when he died of injuries sustained in battle on August 22, 1485. He was the King of England (1483-85) whose revolt-ridden reign was the last in the Plantagenet dynasty. He died 491 years before you were born.

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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2009, 11:59:38 AM »
In 1 day, when you reach 44 years and 198 days of age, your lifespan will surpass that of a Soviet cosmonaut and commander of the Voskhod 2 mission notable for the first human walk in space. Subscribe now, and we'll congratulate you on Monday, March 30. We'll respect your privacy, and we won't bury you in email.

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You are 44 years and 197 days old today.

You've outlived Jules Bledsoe by one day. He was an African-American singer and composer who performed in "Show Boat," "Emperor Jones" and many operas. He died on July 14, 1943, 22 years before you were born.

Jules Bledsoe wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Jackson Pollock by one day. He was a paint-drizzling Abstract Expressionist artist who founded the Tachist movement. He died in an auto
 accident on August 11, 1956, 9 years before you were born.
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Tyrone Power was three days younger than you when he died of a heart attack on November 15, 1958. He was a 1940s and 50s movie idol. He died 6 years before you were born.
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You've outlived Brian Adams by three days. He was a professional wrestler and WWE tag-team champion arrested for receiving anabolic steroids in the mail. He died of an overdose of painkiller and sedatives on August 13, 2007, when you were 42 years old.
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Steve Irwin was three days younger than you when he died by impalement by stingray barb on September 4, 2006. He was an animal conservationist, wildlife stalker and TV personality. You were 41 years old when he died.


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Re: Dead At Your Age...
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2009, 12:23:12 PM »
You are 28 years and 97 days old today.

You've outlived Brad Nowell by almost a week. He was a lead singer and guitarist for ska-punk-pop band Sublime. He died of an overdose of heroin on May 25, 1996, when you were 15 years old.

You've outlived Big Pun by a week. He was a Latino rapper, the first to sell over a million copies of a solo album. He died of a heart attack and respiratory failure on February 7, 2000, when you were 19 years old.

Kathleen Kennedy was two weeks younger than you when she died in an airplane accident on May 13, 1948. She was a sister of JFK, debutante, and Red Cross volunteer who married a British nobleman. She died 33 years before you were born.

You've outlived Jennifer Strange by about two weeks. She was a woman who died after drinking gallons of water in a "Hold your wee for a Wii" radio station contest. She died of water intoxication on January 12, 2007, when you were 26 years old.

Philip I of Castile was more than a month younger than you when he died of typhoid fever on September 25, 1506. He was the Duke of Burgundy (1482-1506) and King consort of Castile (1504-06). He died 475 years before you were born.
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