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Dead at age 69

1,399 Notable deaths

Bruno Loerzer

Officer in the german luftstreitkräfte during world war i and luftwaffe during world war ii.

Born January 22nd, 1891 in Berlin.

Died August 23rd, 1960 at 69 years old in Hamburg.

Prince Aribert of Anhalt

Regent of anhalt.

Born June 18th, 1864 in Wörlitz.

Died December 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Munich.

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

German actor (1885-1955).

Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.

Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.

Frank Malina

American aeronautical engineer and painter (1912-1981).

Born October 2nd, 1912 in Brenham. [ref]

Died November 9th, 1981 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Chaim Bar-Lev

Israeli military officer and politician (1924-1994).

Born November 16th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1994 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).

Steve Lacy

American jazz musician (1934–2004).

Born July 23rd, 1934 in New York City. [ref]

Died June 4th, 2004 at 69 years old in Boston (cancer).

Jamshid Sharmahd

German-iranian software engineer, member of the kingdom assembly of iran.

Born March 23rd, 1955 in Tehran. [ref]

Died October 28th, 2024 at 69 years old in Tehran. [ref]

Mikhail Kalatozov

Soviet film director and screenwriter.

Born December 28th, 1903 in Tbilisi.

Died March 27th, 1973 at 69 years old in Moscow.

Ross Thomas

1926-1995 american writer.

Born February 19th, 1926 in Oklahoma City.

Died December 18th, 1995 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).

Conrad Hal Waddington

British biologist (1905–1975).

Born November 8th, 1905 in Evesham.

Died September 26th, 1975 at 69 years old in Edinburgh.

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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø