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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
David Bowie
English musician and actor (1947–2016).
Born January 8th, 1947 in Brixton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2016 at 69 years old in New York City, Manhattan (liver cancer). [ref]
Alan Rickman
British actor and director (1946–2016).
Born February 21st, 1946 in Acton.
Died January 14th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of iraq from 1979 to 2003.
Born April 28th, 1937 in Tikrit.
Died December 30th, 2006 at 69 years old in Camp Justice (hanging to death). [ref]
Griselda Blanco
Colombian drug baron (1943–2013).
Born February 15th, 1943 in Cartagena.
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 69 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jimmy Hoffa
American labor union leader (1913 – disappeared 1975).
Born February 14th, 1913 in Brazil.
Died July 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of libya (1969-2011).
Born June 7th, 1942 in Qasr Abu Hadi.
Died October 20th, 2011 at 69 years old in Sirte (gunshot wound). [ref]
Pol Pot
Former general secretary of the communist party of kampuchea (1925–1998).
Born May 19th, 1928 in Prek Sbauv. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1998 at 69 years old in Anlong Veng District. [ref]
Louis Armstrong
American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971).
Born August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans.
Died July 6th, 1971 at 69 years old in Corona (myocardial infarction).
Desi Arnaz
Cuban-born american musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Del Mar (lung cancer).
Harold Ramis
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014).
Born November 21st, 1944 in Chicago.
Died February 24th, 2014 at 69 years old in Chicago (vasculitis).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin