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Dead at age 69
1,321 Notable deaths
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 69 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack.
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City.
Prakash Mehra
Film producer and director.
Born July 13th, 1939 in Bijnor.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
American geologist and astronomer.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 1997 at 69 years old in Alice Springs (traffic collision).
Gustav Wagner
Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).
Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).
James Herbert
English horror writer (1943-2013).
Born April 8th, 1943 in London.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 69 years old in Woodmancote. [ref]
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist.
Born February 14th, 1951 in Cairo.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Walther Funk
German economist, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1890-1960).
Born August 18th, 1890 in Yasnaya Polyana. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1960 at 69 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Gordon Tootoosis
Canadian actor (1941-2011).
Born October 25th, 1941 in Poundmaker Cree Nation.
Died July 5th, 2011 at 69 years old in Saskatoon (pneumonia). [ref]
FM-2030
Iranian-american transhumanist philosopher and futurist.
Born October 15th, 1930 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2000 at 69 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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