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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Elek Benedek
Hungarian writer (1859–1929).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Bățanii Mici.
Died August 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Bățanii Mici.
Werner Hamacher
German literary critic and theorist influenced by deconstruction (1948-2017).
Born April 27th, 1948 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died July 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Fotis Kontoglou
Greek artist and writer (1895–1965).
Born November 8th, 1895 in Ayvalık.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 69 years old in Athens.
Adolf Marschall von Bieberstein
German statesman (1842-1912).
Born October 12th, 1842 in Karlsruhe.
Died September 24th, 1912 at 69 years old in Badenweiler.
Artyom Alikhanian
Soviet armenian physicist (1908-1978).
Born June 11th, 1908 in Tbilisi.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Antoine Blondin
French journalist (1922–1991).
Born April 11th, 1922 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 6th, 1991 at 69 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
David K. Wyatt
Historian (1937–2006).
Born September 21st, 1937 in Fitchburg.
Died November 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Ithaca (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jules-Alexandre Grün
French post-impressionist painter (1868-1938).
Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease).
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Édouard Lartet
French geologist and paleontologist (1801–1871).
Born April 15th, 1801 in Castelnau-Barbarens.
Died January 28th, 1871 at 69 years old in Seissan.
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