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Dead at age 69

1,238 Notable deaths

Harry Carey

American actor.

Born January 16th, 1878 in New York City. [ref]

Died September 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer). [ref]

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. [ref]

Died October 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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.

Clem Burke

American drummer (1954–2025).

Born November 24th, 1955 in Bayonne.

Died April 6th, 2025 at 69 years old (cancer). [ref]

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