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Dead at age 69

1,791 Notable deaths

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.

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Spanish politician and bourbon restoration architect (1828–1897).

Born February 8th, 1828 in Málaga.

Died August 8th, 1897 at 69 years old in Arrasate/Mondragón.

Carsten Borchgrevink

Anglo-norwegian polar explorer (1864-1934).

Born December 1st, 1864 in Christiania.

Died April 21st, 1934 at 69 years old in Oslo.

Bruno Loerzer

Officer in the german luftstreitkräfte during world war i and luftwaffe during world war ii.

Born January 22nd, 1891 in Berlin.

Died August 23rd, 1960 at 69 years old in Hamburg.

Prince Aribert of Anhalt

Regent of anhalt (1864–1933).

Born June 18th, 1864 in Wörlitz.

Died December 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Munich.

Rudolf Klein-Rogge

German actor (1885-1955).

Born November 24th, 1885 in Cologne.

Died May 29th, 1955 at 69 years old in Wetzelsdorf.

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.

Chaim Bar-Lev

Israeli military officer and politician (1924-1994).

Born November 16th, 1924 in Vienna. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1994 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).

Steve Lacy

American jazz musician (1934–2004).

Born July 23rd, 1934 in New York City.

Died June 4th, 2004 at 69 years old in Boston (cancer).

Jamshid Sharmahd

German-iranian software engineer, member of the kingdom assembly of iran.

Born March 23rd, 1955 in Tehran. [ref]

Died October 28th, 2024 at 69 years old in Tehran. [ref]

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