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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Ella Vogelaar
Dutch politician, trade unionist and social worker (1949-2019).
Born December 23rd, 1949 in Steenbergen.
Died October 7th, 2019 at 69 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Georges Matheron
French mathematician and geologist (1930-2000).
Born December 2nd, 1930 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 7th, 2000 at 69 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Peter Struck
German politician (1943-2012).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Göttingen.
Died December 19th, 2012 at 69 years old in Charité (myocardial infarction).
James Knox
Catholic archbishop of melbourne, victoria, australia, and cardinal (1914–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in Western Australia.
Died June 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Rome.
Bert Freeman
English footballer (1885-1955).
Born October 1st, 1885 in Handsworth.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 69 years old
Oskar Fried
German composer and conductor (1871–1941).
Born August 10th, 1871 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 1941 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Hans Huber
Swiss composer (1852-1921).
Born June 28th, 1852 in Eppenberg-Wöschnau.
Died December 25th, 1921 at 69 years old in Locarno.
Herbert Hall Turner
British astronomer and seismologist (1861–1930).
Born August 13th, 1861 in Leeds.
Died August 20th, 1930 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Romica Puceanu
Romanian singer (1927-1996).
Born January 19th, 1927 in Bucharest.
Died October 24th, 1996 at 69 years old in Bucharest.
Max Ringelmann
French academic (1861-1931).
Born December 10th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1931 at 69 years old in Paris.
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