Forever Young

Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 66 years old this week. Elvis Presley would have turned 60 last week. Here are the "current" ages of some others who went before their time:

Jimi Hendrix 52

Janis Joplin 53

John Lennon 54

Sylvia Plath 62

James Dean 63

Marilyn Monroe 68

Charlie Parker 74

John F. Kennedy 77

Mozart 238

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