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Dead at age 69
1,401 Notable deaths
Mamo Wolde
Ethiopian marathon runner.
Born June 12th, 1932 in Oromia Region.
Died May 26th, 2002 at 69 years old in Addis Ababa (liver cancer).
Jan Patočka
Czech essayist and philosopher (1907-1977).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Turnov. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1977 at 69 years old in Prague (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Miroslav Žbirka
Slovak musician (1952–2021).
Born October 21st, 1952 in Bratislava.
Died November 10th, 2021 at 69 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Manfred Burgsmüller
German footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. [ref]
Ziauddin Ahmad
Indian mathematician and philosopher (1873-1947).
Born February 13th, 1878 in Meerut.
Died December 23rd, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Wilhelm Brückner
Austrian sa officer (1884-1954).
Born December 11th, 1884 in Baden-Baden.
Died August 18th, 1954 at 69 years old
Richard Willstätter
German chemist (1872–1942).
Born August 13th, 1872 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1942 at 69 years old in Muralto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Wolf
German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Christian Lous Lange
Norwegian diplomat and nobel peace prize recipient (1869-1938).
Born September 17th, 1869 in Stavanger.
Died December 11th, 1938 at 69 years old in Oslo.
Harold Lamb
Historian, screenwriter, short story writer, novelist.
Born September 1st, 1892 in Alpine. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Rochester. [ref]
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