It gives some context to the death, before I read the article. Knowing that he was born during the First World War tells me that he was already older me than me

It gives some context to the death, before I read the article. Knowing that he was born during the First World War tells me that he was already older me than me when he started working on ARPANET. If the whole article focused on his age, I'd be disappointed. But it's just in the headline, and the article does focus on his life.