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Dead at age 69
1,398 Notable deaths
Jay Thomas
Actor, radio talk show host, businessman.
Born July 12th, 1948 in Kermit. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
David Amess
British politician (1952–2021).
Born March 26th, 1952 in Plaistow.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 69 years old in Leigh-on-Sea (stab wound). [ref]
Freddy Fender
American musician.
Born June 4th, 1937 in San Benito. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Corpus Christi (lung cancer). [ref]
Eleanor Powell
Dancer, actress.
Born November 21st, 1912 in Springfield.
Died February 11th, 1982 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat.
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Winston Churchill
British politician (1940–2010).
Born October 10th, 1940 in Chequers. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 69 years old in Belgravia (prostate cancer). [ref]
Trevor Francis
English association football player and manager.
Born April 19th, 1954 in Plymouth.
Died July 24th, 2023 at 69 years old in Marbella (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Horst Buchholz
German actor (1933–2003).
Born December 4th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician (1937-2007).
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Lane Smith
American actor (1936-2005).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2005 at 69 years old in Northridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 1398
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore