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A. Ray Utley
August 9, 1936 – August 9, 2026
Lived 90 years
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1936
Born August 9
1939
A. was 3 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1944
A. was 8 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1959
A. was 23 when Barbie made her debut
1963
A. was 27 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1971
A. was 35 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1989
A. was 53 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
A. was 62 when Google was founded
2004
A. was 68 when Facebook was launched
2014
A. was 78 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
A. was 86 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2026
Passed away August 9, age 90
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