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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Françoise Sagan
French writer (1935-2004).
Born June 21st, 1935 in Cajarc.
Died September 24th, 2004 at 69 years old in Équemauville (pulmonary embolism).
Harvey Samuel Firestone
American businessman.
Born December 20th, 1868 in Columbiana.
Died February 7th, 1938 at 69 years old in Miami Beach (coronary thrombosis).
Mary Ann Shadd
American abolitionist (1823–1893).
Born October 9th, 1823 in Wilmington.
Died June 5th, 1893 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
William Walker Atkinson
Attorney/merchant/publisher/author/occultist/american pioneer of the new thought movement (1862–1932).
Born December 5th, 1862 in Baltimore.
Died November 22nd, 1932 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer.
Born June 21st, 1839 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 29th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Clarence Birdseye
American inventor (1886–1956).
Born December 9th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died October 9th, 1956 at 69 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
André Morell
English actor (1909–1978).
Born August 20th, 1909 in London.
Died November 28th, 1978 at 69 years old in London (lung cancer).
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist (1878–1947).
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Manuel de Falla
Spanish composer.
Born November 23rd, 1876 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1946 at 69 years old in Alta Gracia. [ref]
Totò
Italian actor (1898–1967).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Naples.
Died April 15th, 1967 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
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