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Dead at age 69
1,321 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Frick
German nazi official (1877-1946).
Born March 12th, 1877 in Alsenz. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Nuremberg (hanging). [ref]
Miriam Hopkins
American actress (1902-1972).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Savannah.
Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lou Henry Hoover
First lady of the united states (1929-1933).
Born March 29th, 1874 in Waterloo.
Died January 7th, 1944 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
M. Scott Peck
American psychiatrist.
Born May 22nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2005 at 69 years old in Connecticut (Parkinson's disease, pancreatic cancer).
Maybelle Carter
Folk and country music guitarist.
Born May 10th, 1909 in Nickelsville. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1978 at 69 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Howard Finkel
American professional wrestling ring announcer.
Born June 7th, 1950 in Newark.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 69 years old in Madison.
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
William Stewart Halsted
American surgeon (1852-1922).
Born September 23rd, 1852 in New York City.
Died September 7th, 1922 at 69 years old in Baltimore.
Guillermo Kahlo
German-mexican photographer.
Born October 26th, 1871 in Pforzheim.
Died April 14th, 1941 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
John Trudell
Native american rights activist, musician, poet, and actor (1946-2015).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Omaha.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 69 years old in Santa Clara (cancer). [ref]
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