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Dead at age 69
1,242 Notable deaths
Vasily Alekseyev
Soviet weightlifter (1942-2011).
Born January 7th, 1942.
Died November 25th, 2011 at 69 years old in Munich. [ref]
Friedrich Dünnenmatt
Swiss author and dramatist (1921-1990).
Born January 5th, 1921 in Konolfingen. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1990 at 69 years old in Neuchâtel (heart failure). [ref]
Ronnie Scott
British musician (1927-1996).
Born January 28th, 1927 in London. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in London (drug overdose). [ref]
André Morell
English actor (1909-1978).
Born August 20th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1978 at 69 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Chester Morris
American actor (1901-1970).
Born February 16th, 1901 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Bucks County (drug overdose). [ref]
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist.
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Étienne Gnassingbé Eyadéma
President of togo (1935-2005).
Born December 26th, 1935 in Pya.
Died February 5th, 2005 at 69 years old in Tunis Governorate (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Tavener
British composer (1944-2013).
Born January 28th, 1944 in London. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2013 at 69 years old in Dorset. [ref]
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Polish olympic champion.
Born April 13th, 1911 in Wierzchownia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 69 years old in Cleveland (ballistic trauma).
Arne Jacobsen
Danish architect (1902-1971).
Born February 11th, 1902 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1971 at 69 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde