Dead at age 69

1,399 Notable deaths

Roberto Eduardo Viola

Military officer, dictator and de facto president of argentina.

Born October 13th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.

Died September 30th, 1994 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires (heart failure).

Artur Schnabel

Austrian pianist.

Born April 17th, 1882 in Lipnik.

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

Miguel Ángel Russo

Argentine footballer and manager (1956–2025).

Born April 9th, 1956 in Lanús.

Died October 8th, 2025 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Taha Yassin Ramadan

Iraqi politician (1938-2007).

Born February 22nd, 1938 in Mosul.

Died March 20th, 2007 at 69 years old in Baghdad. [ref]

Sidney Farber

American physician (1903-1973).

Born September 30th, 1903 in Buffalo.

Died March 30th, 1973 at 69 years old in Boston.

J. B. Danquah

Ghanaian politician and lawyer (1895-1965).

Born December 21st, 1895 in Bepong. [ref]

Died February 4th, 1965 at 69 years old in Nsawam. [ref]

Walt Hazzard

Basketball player (1942-2011).

Born April 15th, 1942 in Wilmington.

Died November 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]

Kenny Rankin

American singer-songwriter (1940-2009).

Born February 10th, 1940 in Manhattan.

Died June 7th, 2009 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Ernst von Weizsäcker

German diplomat in the nazi regime (1882-1951).

Born May 25th, 1882 in Stuttgart.

Died August 4th, 1951 at 69 years old in Lindau (stroke). [ref]

Lou Hudson

American basketball player.

Born July 11th, 1944 in Greensboro.

Died April 11th, 2014 at 69 years old in Atlanta (stroke).

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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy