Dead at age 69

1,791 Notable deaths

W. H. Davies

Welsh poet and writer (1871–1940).

Born July 3rd, 1871 in Newport.

Died September 26th, 1940 at 69 years old in Glendower And Railings To Front.

Walter Davis

American basketball player (1954–2023).

Born September 9th, 1954 in Pineville.

Died November 2nd, 2023 at 69 years old in Charlotte. [ref]

Étienne Gnassingbé Eyadéma

President of togo from 1967 to 2005.

Born December 26th, 1935 in Pya.

Died February 5th, 2005 at 69 years old in Tunis Governorate (myocardial infarction).

Charles Frederick Worth

English fashion designer (1825-1895).

Born October 13th, 1825 in Lincolnshire.

Died March 10th, 1895 at 69 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist (1892–1962).

Born September 10th, 1892 in Wooster.

Died March 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in Berkeley (cerebral hemorrhage).

Rosalía Mera

Spanish businesswoman; co-founder of inditex, zara (1944-2013).

Born January 28th, 1944 in A Coruña.

Died August 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in A Coruña (cerebral hemorrhage).

Émile Coué

French psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926).

Born February 26th, 1857 in Troyes.

Died July 2nd, 1926 at 69 years old in Nancy.

Josephine of Leuchtenberg

Queen of sweden and norway from 1844 to 1859.

Born March 14th, 1807 in Milan.

Died June 7th, 1876 at 69 years old in Stockholm Palace.

John Tavener

British composer (1944-2013).

Born January 28th, 1944 in London.

Died November 12th, 2013 at 69 years old in Dorset. [ref]

Ronnie Scott

British jazz saxophonist (1927–1996).

Born January 28th, 1927 in London.

Died December 23rd, 1996 at 69 years old in London (drug overdose).

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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard