Who have you outlived?

 Posted by on 25 March 2009  Modern Life
Mar 252009
 

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They say only the good die young. But everybody dies.

So who have you outlived? Enter your birthday at this website to find out who died at your age, and how many days you have to live if you want to live longer than some other notables.

Here’s me, born October 18, 1976:

Congratulations! You’ve lived 11,846 days. You are 32 years and 158 days old today.

You’ve outlived General Aung San by two days. He was a revolutionary who secured Burmese independence from Britain and helped found the Union of Burma. He died by assassination on July 19, 1947, 30 years before you were born.

I’ve also outlived Jedediah Smith, Wallace Thurman, Théodore Géricault, and John Bonham. Ha! Take that, Bonham!

In 2 days, when you reach 32 years and 160 days of age, your lifespan will surpass that of the son of Charles the Bald, King of Aquitaine (866-877) and King of France (877-79).

Post in the comments those whom you have outlived — and preferably why that makes you better than them.

Grant Hamilton

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Amy Breen

    You are 22 years and 263 days old today.

    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.

    You’ve outlived Aaliyah by more than a month. She was a R&B singer who cut her first album at age fourteen. She died in an airplane accident on August 25, 2001, when you were 15 years old.

    I’m not better than Aaliyah. It was pretty tragic how she died.

  • Colin Corneau

    I’m doing pretty well here:

    You’ve outlived Che Guevara by almost two weeks. He was an Argentine-born revolutionary and guerrilla leader who helped bring Fidel Castro to power in Cuba. He died by execution on October 9, 1967, 3 years before you were born.

    You’ve outlived Sir Henry Percy by almost a week. He was a British warrior, Governor of Bordeaux (1393-95) and leader of a rebellion again King Henry IV. He died from arrow injuries sustained in battle on July 21, 1403, 567 years before you were born.

    Francisco Madero was almost two weeks younger than you when he died by assassination on February 22, 1913. He was a writer, revolutionary and president of Mexico (1911-13). He died 57 years before you were born.

    You’ve outlived General Stonewall Jackson by about two weeks. He was a Confederate general and a hero in the Civil War’s First Battle of Bull Run. He died on May 10, 1863, 107 years before you were born.

    Hah! Che Guevara!! That’s much cooler than Aaliyah, even though she was a pretty sexy vampire in that awful movie.

  • Colin Corneau

    Oh, BTW:

    Ive lived 14,372 days

  • Juel

    Oh my gosh Colin, we have to have a BIG birthday party for your next birthday!

    You are 48 years and 265 days old today.

    You’ve outlived Cecil Rhodes by two days. He was a South African colonialist and premier of Cape Colony who founded De Beers and the Rhodes Scholarship. He died of a heart attack on March 26, 1902, 59 years before you were born.

    You’ve outlived David Hookes by almost a week. He was an outspoken and aggressive cricket player and coach. He died of a heart attack during a fight on January 19, 2004, when you were 43 years old.

    James Broun Ramsay was two weeks younger than you when he died of Bright’s disease on December 19, 1860. He was the first marquess of Dalhousie (1812-60) and governor-general of India (1848-56). He died 100 years before you were born.
    You’ve outlived Bruce Chatwin by about two weeks. He was a novelist, art and architecture journalist and travel writer who penned “In Patagonia” (1977). He died of AIDS on January 18, 1989, when you were 28 years old.

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  • Colin Corneau

    Thanks Juel.

    I would prefer to celebrate 4-0 with some simple mathematics — namely, partying with 2 twenty-year-olds.

    Don’t blame me, it’s math!