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Dead at age 69

1,408 Notable deaths

Jakob Buchli

Swiss engineer (1876-1945).

Born March 4th, 1876 in Chur.

Died April 1st, 1945 at 69 years old in Winterthur.

Valentino Degani

Italian footballer (1905-1974).

Born February 14th, 1905 in Badia Polesine.

Died November 6th, 1974 at 69 years old in Bollate.

Afërdita Veveçka Priftaj

Albanian physicist (1948-2017).

Born January 21st, 1948 in Berat.

Died July 4th, 2017 at 69 years old in Vienna.

Fausto Acke

Swedish gymnast (1897-1967).

Born May 23rd, 1897 in Rome.

Died May 14th, 1967 at 69 years old in Hollywood.

Gustav Schuft

Gymnast.

Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died February 8th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cottbus.

Pekka Juhani Hannikainen

Finnish composer (1854–1924).

Born December 9th, 1854 in Nurmes. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1924 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Pietro Secchia

Italian politician (1903–1973).

Born December 19th, 1903 in Occhieppo Superiore.

Died July 7th, 1973 at 69 years old in Rome.

Maurice Schilles

French racing cyclist (1888–1957).

Born February 25th, 1888 in Puteaux.

Died December 20th, 1957 at 69 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Félix Mesnil

Zoologist, biologist (1868-1938).

Born December 12th, 1868 in Omonville-la-Petite.

Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Paris.

Aivars Lazdenieks

Latvian rower (1954–2023).

Born February 26th, 1954 in Skrunda.

Died August 20th, 2023 at 69 years old [ref]

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