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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890).
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay.
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste.
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 (1954–2023).
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.
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit.
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in West Hills (respiratory failure). [ref]
Menilek II
Emperor of ethiopia and king of shewa (1844-1913).
Born August 17th, 1844 in Ankober.
Died December 12th, 1913 at 69 years old in Addis Ababa (stroke).
Lane Smith
American actor (1936-2005).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 69 years old in Northridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Albert King
American blues musician (1923–1992).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Indianola.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
Abdullah I of Jordan
Ruler of transjordan and jordan from 1921 to 1951.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Mecca.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 69 years old in Masjid Al-Aqsa (gunshot wound).
Pete Conrad
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999).
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died July 8th, 1999 at 69 years old in Ojai (motorcycle accident). [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid