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Ruth Wakefield was 74 years old when she died in 1977
Babe Ruth had two daughters, one he fathered and one he adopted. Dorothy Ruth Pirone, his biological daughter, passed away in 1989. His adopted daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, was 12 when Ruth married her mother. She is 89 years old and living in Arizona.
Owen Hart was 34 years old when he passed away.
Prophet Muhammad was 63 years old when he passed away.
Oliver Lynn was 69 when he passed away.
In 1930, Wakefield was mixing a batch of cookies for her roadside inn guests when she discovered that she was out of baker's chocolate. She substituted broken pieces of Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate, expecting it to melt and absorb into the dough to create chocolate cookies. That didn't happen, but the surprising result helped to make Ruth Wakefield one of the 20th century's most famous women inventors. When she removed the pan from the oven, Wakefield realized that she had accidentally invented "chocolate chip cookies."
Stu Hart was 88 years old when he passed away on October 16, 2003.
Ruth Handler was born on November 8, 1916. If she were still alive today, she would be 106 years old. Handler is best known as the co-founder of Mattel and the creator of the Barbie doll. She passed away on April 27, 2002.
Tim Wakefield is 45 years old (birthdate: August 2, 1966).
Thomas Edison was 84 years old when he passed away on October 18, 1931.
Clint Eastwood's mother, Ruth Wood, passed away on June 30, 2017. She was 98 years old at the time of her death. Ruth was a significant influence in Eastwood's life and career, supporting him throughout his journey in the entertainment industry.
He was 67 years old.