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Dead at age 69

1,244 Notable deaths

Winifred Atwell

Trinidad and tobago musician.

Born February 27th, 1914 in Tunapuna.

Died February 28th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sydney.

Yōko Shimada

Japanese actress.

Born May 17th, 1953 in Kumamoto.

Died July 25th, 2022 at 69 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Ronald Knox

English priest and theologian.

Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer). [ref]

Nicolae Iorga

Romanian historian, politician, literary critic and poet.

Born June 5th, 1871 in Botoșani. [ref]

Died November 28th, 1940 at 69 years old in Strejnicu. [ref]

Artur Schnabel

Austrian pianist.

Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.

Died August 15th, 1951 at 69 years old in Morschach.

Annette Vadim

Danish actress (1936-2005).

Born December 7th, 1936 in Funen. [ref]

Died December 12th, 2005 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (cancer). [ref]

Bernard Moitessier

French boat navigator and writer.

Born April 10th, 1925 in Hanoi. [ref]

Died June 16th, 1994 at 69 years old in Vanves (prostate cancer). [ref]

Antanas Smetona

First president of lithuania from 4 april 1919 until 19 june 1920.

Born August 10th, 1874 in Užulėnis.

Died January 9th, 1944 at 69 years old in Cleveland (conflagration).

Carl Foreman

American screenwriter and film producer (1914-1984).

Born July 23rd, 1914 in Chicago.

Died June 26th, 1984 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor). [ref]

Ted de Corsia

American actor (1903-1973).

Born September 29th, 1903 in Brooklyn.

Died April 11th, 1973 at 69 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction).

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