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If you are 70 years and 190 days old today…

At your exact age, Malcolm Forbes died of a heart attack. He was a business-magazine publisher known for his journeys via hot-air balloon and motorcycle.
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Malcolm Forbes wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Anne Sullivan by one day. She was a renowned educator for the deaf and blind and Helen Keller's teacher. She died of a heart condition on October 20, 1936, 4 years before you were born.Comment

Alex Haley was a week younger than you when he died of a heart attack on February 10, 1992. He was an African-American author of "Roots" (1976) and co-author of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" (1965). You were 51 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived Harvey Cushing by almost two weeks. He was a legendary U.S. neurosurgeon who parlayed his passion for medical history into a Pullitzer Prize. He died of a heart attack on October 7, 1939, 1 year before you were born.Comment

Aristide Berges was two weeks younger than you when he died on February 28, 1904. He was a French engineer who first turned water power into electricity. He died 37 years before you were born.Comment