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Dead at age 69
1,323 Notable deaths
Hermann Gunkel
German evangelical theologian.
Born May 23rd, 1862 in Springe.
Died March 11th, 1932 at 69 years old in Halle (Saale).
Harold Lamb
Historian, screenwriter, short story writer, novelist.
Born September 1st, 1892 in Alpine. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Max Wolf
German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932).
Born June 21st, 1863 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician (1934–2004).
Born July 23rd, 1934 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2004 at 69 years old in Boston (cancer).
Tapio Wirkkala
Finnish designer and sculptor (1915-1985).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Hanko. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1985 at 69 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Manfred Burgsmüller
German footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. [ref]
Michael R. Clifford
American army officer and astronaut (1952–2021).
Born October 13th, 1952 in San Bernardino.
Died December 28th, 2021 at 69 years old in North Myrtle Beach (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
W. Ross Ashby
British psychiatrist (1903-1972).
Born September 6th, 1903 in London.
Died November 15th, 1972 at 69 years old in Tockington.
William Allen Egan
American politician (1914–1984).
Born October 8th, 1914 in Valdez.
Died May 6th, 1984 at 69 years old in Anchorage (lung cancer).
Giovanni Spadolini
45th prime minister of italy (1925-1994).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1994 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
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