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Dead at age 69
1,323 Notable deaths
Philip Wylie
American writer.
Born May 12th, 1902 in Beverly.
Died October 25th, 1971 at 69 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Herbert Otto Gille
German general (1897-1966).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Bad Gandersheim.
Died December 26th, 1966 at 69 years old in Stemmen (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Klein-Rogge
German actor (1885-1955).
Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.
Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.
Narciso Yepes
Spanish classical guitarist (1927–1997).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Lorca.
Died May 3rd, 1997 at 69 years old in Murcia (cancer).
Sergei Kruglov
Soviet general and politician (1907-1977).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Zubtsov.
Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Pushkinsky Urban District (railway accident).
Sandra Bem
American psychologist.
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 69 years old in Ithaca.
Michelle Cliff
American novelist, short story writer, critic.
Born November 2nd, 1946 in Kingston.
Died June 12th, 2016 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz (liver disease). [ref]
Charles E. Bohlen
American diplomat.
Born August 30th, 1904 in Jefferson County.
Died January 1st, 1974 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer).
Philippe Ariès
French academic and historian (1914-1984).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
James Hopwood Jeans
British mathematician and astronomer (1877 – 1946).
Born September 11th, 1877 in Ormskirk.
Died September 16th, 1946 at 69 years old in Dorking.
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