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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
M. Scott Peck
American psychiatrist (1936–2005).
Born May 23rd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2005 at 69 years old in Connecticut (Parkinson's disease, pancreatic cancer).
Abdurrahman Wahid
4th president of the republic of indonesia (1940–2009).
Born September 7th, 1940 in Jombang.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Ioannis Metaxas
Greek military officer and politician (1871–1941).
Born April 12th, 1871 in Ithaca.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Athens (infectious disease).
Gloria Talbott
American actress (1931-2000).
Born February 7th, 1931 in Glendale.
Died September 19th, 2000 at 69 years old in Glendale (kidney failure).
Howard Finkel
American professional wrestling ring announcer (1950–2020).
Born June 7th, 1950 in Newark.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 69 years old in Madison (COVID-19).
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.
Alan Reed
American actor (1907–1977).
Born August 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died June 14th, 1977 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Louis Leakey
Kenyan-british archaeologist and naturalist.
Born August 7th, 1903 in Nairobi.
Died October 1st, 1972 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Luigi Pirandello
Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, nobel prize for literature laureate (1867-1936).
Born June 28th, 1867 in Agrigento.
Died December 10th, 1936 at 69 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Alice Bailey
British-american esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949).
Born June 16th, 1880 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City.
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