If you are 70 years and 85 days old today…
At your exact age, Vita Sackville-West died. She was a British author known for her novel "The Edwardians" (1930) and her varied love life.
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Vita Sackville-West wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:
At your exact age, Dorothy Gish died of pneumonia. She was an American stage and silent film actress, sister of Lillian Gish, appeared in many D.W. Griffith films.Comment
Anthony A. Lapham was almost a week younger than you when he died of a heart attack on November 11, 2006. He was an attorney who served as CIA General Counsel (1976-79) and later advocated for conservation. You were 66 years old when he died.Comment
You've outlived Maxwell Anderson by almost two weeks. He was a politically vocal playwright who won a Pulitzer for the satirical "Both Your Houses" (1933). He died of a stroke on February 28, 1959, when you were 18 years old.Comment
Rufus Harley was almost two weeks younger than you when he died of prostate cancer on August 1, 2006. He was a musician who reimagined bagpipe-playing to fit other musical forms, including jazz and funk. You were 66 years old when he died.Comment
