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Notable Achievements at Age 57
Death
Died at his home in Pawling, New York, on April 27, 1965, two days after his 57th birthday, following lung cancer complications.
Died of a heart attack in Towson, Maryland
Julia Alexander died suddenly of a heart attack in Towson, Maryland on May 4, 2025.
Height and personal branding (Above the Crowd)
Known for his exceptional height (6 ft 9 in) — referenced by his blog title 'Above the Crowd' and other profiles.
Reelected Governor of Illinois, defeating Darren Bailey
Defeated Republican Darren Bailey on Nov 8, 2022 with 54.91% of the vote to Bailey's 42.37%; began second term Jan 9, 2023.
Slapped by Will Smith at the Academy Awards
While presenting at the 94th Academy Awards Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith; Will Smith walked on stage and slapped him. The incident drew worldwide attention.
Won special general election for U.S. House (LA-2)
Defeated Karen Carter Peterson in the April 24, 2021 runoff with 48,511 votes (55.2%) to Peterson's 39,295 (44.8%).
Featured in London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Honoured as 'Inventor of the World Wide Web' at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony; tweeted 'This is for everyone' in a widely shown moment.
2008 Election final margin after court rulings: Franken wins by 312 votes
After recounts and court proceedings the final certified margin was 312 votes out of nearly three million cast in one of the closest Senate races in history.
Death
Died on 9 January 1995 at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead from a gastrointestinal haemorrhage, a complication of heavy drinking.
Death from pneumonia
Died at St. Mark's Hospital in New York City on January 27, 1922; interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.
Elected AAAS Fellow
Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of scientific contributions to psychology and the science of happiness.
Will Smith issued a public apology
Will Smith publicly apologized to Rock the day after the Oscars via Instagram; Smith later resigned from the Academy and was banned for 10 years.
Flew on Blue Origin NS-16
Bezos flew on Blue Origin's first crewed New Shepard flight (NS-16) with Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen; suborbital ~10 minutes.
Finished first in LA-2 special primary
In the March 20, 2021 special primary to replace Cedric Richmond, Carter finished first with 36.4% (34,402 votes) and advanced to the April runoff.
Married Amanda Katz
Married Amanda Katz on October 3, 2020; they later had two children together.
Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering 'for bringing affordable, commercially competitive space transportation to NASA and the US National Security Space Launch.'
Started 'Letters from an American' newsletter
Began writing a daily synopsis of political events (originally on Facebook during the Trump impeachment inquiry) then added the newsletter 'Letters from an American' in Sept 2019.
Awarded Public Welfare Medal by National Academy of Sciences
Received the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Public Welfare Medal for extraordinary public science engagement (2015).
JPMorgan Chase $13B settlement with U.S. government
Reached a $13 billion settlement (reported Nov 20, 2013) with the U.S. government over mis-selling of mortgage-backed securities tied to the financial crisis.
Awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Shared the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (18 March 2013) for ground-breaking innovation benefiting humanity.
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