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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Philippe Ariès
French academic and historian (1914-1984).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois.
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse.
Toni Bertorelli
Italian actor (1948-2017).
Born March 18th, 1948 in Barge.
Died May 26th, 2017 at 69 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Henryk Szeryng
Polish-mexican violinist (1918–1988).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Żelazowa Wola. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1988 at 69 years old in Kassel. [ref]
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).
Hideo Azuma
Japanese cartoonist (1950-2019).
Born February 6th, 1950 in Urahoro.
Died October 13th, 2019 at 69 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ernie Lombardi
American baseball player.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died September 26th, 1977 at 69 years old in Santa Cruz.
James Busby
Scottish/australian/new zealand viticulturalist, farmer and politician (1802-1871).
Born February 7th, 1802 in Edinburgh.
Died July 15th, 1871 at 69 years old in Anerley (pneumonia).
Jean Daniélou
French jesuit theologian and cardinal (1905–1974).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died May 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jeremy Silman
American chess player and writer (1954–2023).
Born August 28th, 1954 in Del Rio.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Paul Mario Day
British singer (1956–2025).
Born April 19th, 1956 in Whitechapel.
Died July 29th, 2025 at 69 years old in Newcastle. [ref]
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