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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Leland Stanford
American politician and railroad tycoon (1824-1893).
Born March 9th, 1824 in Watervliet. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1893 at 69 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction).
Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of cannell entertainment (1941-2010).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2010 at 69 years old in Pasadena (cancer, melanoma). [ref]
Felix Steiner
German ss commander ; affiant in pohl trial (nmt 4).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Nesterov.
Died May 17th, 1966 at 69 years old in Munich.
James Jesus Angleton
Chief of the cia's counterintelligence (ci) staff from 1954 to 1975.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Boise.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Theda Bara
American actress (1885–1955).
Born July 29th, 1885 in Cincinnati.
Died April 7th, 1955 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Edmond O'Brien
American actor (1915–1985).
Born September 10th, 1915 in New York City.
Died May 9th, 1985 at 69 years old in Inglewood (Alzheimer's disease).
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American novelist and editor (1930–1999).
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Albany.
Died September 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Lupe Ontiveros
American actress (1942–2012).
Born September 17th, 1942 in El Paso.
Died July 26th, 2012 at 69 years old in Whittier (liver cancer).
Luchino Visconti
Italian director (1906–1976).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Milan. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1976 at 69 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Butch Trucks
American drummer (1947–2017).
Born May 11th, 1947 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in West Palm Beach (shot to the head). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan