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Dead at age 69
1,323 Notable deaths
Hertha Ayrton
English engineer, mathematician and inventor (1854-1923).
Born April 28th, 1854 in Portsea Island.
Died August 23rd, 1923 at 69 years old in Lancing.
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán
Spanish author (1866-1936).
Born October 28th, 1866 in Vilanova de Arousa.
Died January 5th, 1936 at 69 years old in Santiago de Compostela (bladder cancer).
John Maxwell
British army officer and colonial governor (1859-1929).
Born July 11th, 1859 in Liverpool.
Died February 21st, 1929 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
Prince Aribert of Anhalt
Regent of anhalt.
Born June 18th, 1864 in Wörlitz.
Died December 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Munich.
Julius Richard Petri
German microbiologist.
Born May 31st, 1852 in Barmen.
Died December 20th, 1921 at 69 years old in Zeitz.
Frank Malina
American aeronautical engineer and painter (1912-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1912 in Brenham. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1981 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Paul Painlevé
French mathematician and politician (1863-1933).
Born December 5th, 1863 in Paris.
Died October 29th, 1933 at 69 years old in Paris.
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
President of burundi (1946-2016).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Rutovu.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Henryk Szeryng
Polish-mexican violinist.
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in Kassel. [ref]
Tatiana Nikolayeva
Russian soviet pianist, composer and teacher.
Born May 4th, 1924 in Bezhitsa. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1993 at 69 years old in San Francisco (stroke). [ref]
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