Deadatyourage

[Napster]

When David Koresh, self-proclaimed messiah and leader of the Branch Davidian cult, was the exact same age as you, he led his 120 followers in a shootout with U.S. federal agents outside Waco, Texas. Koresh was to be arrested for illegal possesssion of firearms when the agents raided his compound. That was in 1993. He died by homicide 55 days later, in 1993.

Blimey.

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[MK Shrimper]

You've outlived Alexander Pushkin by a week. He was a poet and playwright whose seminal works used vernacular speech and argued for social reform. He died of injuries sustained in a duel on February 10, 1837, 135 years before you were born.

Back of the net ;)

 

[Southampton Shrimper]

Today I am exactly half the age that former French President François Mitterand was when he died.

Sacré bleu!

 

[pickledseal]

You've outlived Charles Whitman by almost a week. He was a University of Texas at Austin student who killed his wife, mother and 14 others in a shooting spree. He died from gunshot wounds on August 1, 1966, 18 years before you were born.

Nice...

 

[blues_r_best]

You've outlived Darby Crash by more than a month. He was a Los Angeles-based punk rocker and lyricist and vocalist for The Germs. He died of suicide by heroin overdose on December 7, 1980, 7 years before you were born.

 

[HUTTON]

That’s exactly half the life of somebody famous. In another 22 years and 263 days, you will have lived exactly as long as George Reeves. He was an actor remembered for his role as the lead in television's "Adventures of Superman" (1952-58) who died at the age of 45 years, 162 days of suicide by gunshot.

 

[WestRoadShrimper]

You've outlived William Kapell by more than a month. He was an eclectic and intense pianist widely considered the most brilliant young player of his time. He died in an airplane accident on October 29, 1953, 25 years before you were born.

 

[TrueBlue]

You've outlived Amadou Diallo by about 2 months. He was an innocent man whose murder by the NYPD led to an outcry against racial profiling and police brutality. He died of murder by gunfire on February 4, 1999, when you were 13 years old.

 

[Dave of the Match]

You've outlived Mattie Stepanek byalmost three weeks.He was a child poet and advocate for muscular dystrophy sufferers. He died of dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy on June 22, 2004, when you were 9 years old.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

You are 30 years and 53 days old today.

That’s exactly half the life of somebody famous. In another 30 years and 53 days, you will have lived exactly as long as Peter Finch. He was a leading man of British cinema who found success in the U.S. with "Network" (1976) who died at the age of 60 years, 108 days of a heart attack.

 

[EastStandBlue]

You are 21 years and 1 day old today.

You've outlived David Edwards by three days. He was a high school football player who was paralyzed by an injury and became a motivational speaker. He died of pneumonia on February 27, 2008, when you were 19 years old.

 

[chapperzUK]

You are 17 years and 14 days old today.

You've outlived Francis II of France by about 2 months. He was the King-consort of Scotland (1558-60) and King of France (1559-60). He died of a brain abscess on December 5, 1560, 432 years before you were born.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Ooh i've got some good 'uns !!!!!

You are 38 years and 292 days old today.

You've outlived George Gershwin by almost a week. He was a pianist and composer known for his jazz-rich works like "Rhapsody in Blue" (1925). He died of brain cancer on July 11, 1937, 33 years before you were born

You've outlived Johnny Thunders by almost two weeks. He was a guitarist and singer for the proto-punk glam band New York Dolls. He died on April 23, 1991, when you were 20 years old.

Florence Griffith-Joyner was about two weeks younger than you when she died of suffocation during a seizure on September 21, 1998. She was an Olympic gold-medal sprinter known for her extraordinary speed and flair for fashion. You were 28 years old when she died.

You've outlived Mario Lanza by about 2 months. He was a popular operatic tenor and movie star who brought opera to the screen. He died of a pulmonary embolism on October 7, 1959, 11 years before you were born.

René-Auguste Caillié was about 2 months younger than you when he died on May 17, 1838. He was the first European explorer to visit Tombouctou (Timbuktu) and safely return. He died 133 years before you were born.

 

[Ron Manager]

You are 35 years and 68 days old today.

At your exact age, Catherine of Valois died of complications of childbirth. She was the Queen consort of King Henry V of England (1420-22).

 

[Yer Blues]

Janis Joplin was two weeks younger than you when she died of an accidental overdose of heroin on October 4, 1970. She was a powerful blues-rock singer and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company. She died 11 years before you were born.

 

[Firestorm]

Jelly Roll Morton was two weeks younger than you when he died on July 10, 1941. He was a Jazz composer, pianist and bandleader who helped bridge ragtime and New Orleans jazz. He died 18 years before you were born.

 

[Benfleet A1]

You are 43 years and 155 days old today.

That’s exactly half the life of somebody famous. In another 43 years and 155 days, you will have lived exactly as long as Glenn T. Seaborg. He was a Nobel Prize winner (1951) who discovered plutonium and headed the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission who died at the age of 86 years, 312 days.

Thats something to look forward to then.

 

[stevie_G_G_G]

You've outlived Pete Ham by almost two weeks. He was a guitarist, pianist, and vocalist for British rock groups Badfinger and The Iveys. He died of suicide by hanging on April 24, 1975, 6 years before you were born.

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

You are 35 years and 297 days old today.

That’s exactly half the life of somebody famous. In another 35 years and 297 days, you will have lived exactly as long as Gale Cincotta. She was a Chicago neighborhood activist who led a national campaign against "redlining" by home lenders who died at the age of 71 years, 230 days.


Countdown: 15 days…
In 15 days, when you reach 35 years and 312 days of age, your lifespan will surpass that of a baroque composer whose brief but prolific career yielded such works as "The Magic Flute" (1791).

 

[chaco27saf]

You are 25 years and 90 days old today.

You've outlived Tupac Shakur by one day. He was a gangsta rapper and actor deified by his fans following his shooting death. He died of murder by gunshot on September 13, 1996, when you were 12 years old.