Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Sandra Bem
American psychologist.
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 69 years old in Ithaca.
John Henry Mackay
German writer (1864–1933).
Born February 6th, 1864 in Greenock.
Died May 21st, 1933 at 69 years old in Berlin (drug overdose).
Otto von Stülpnagel
German noble (1878-1948).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 69 years old in Berlin, Cherche-Midi prison (hanging to death).
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic (1918–1987).
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Donato Bilancia
Italian serial killer (1951-2020).
Born July 10th, 1951 in Potenza.
Died December 17th, 2020 at 69 years old in Padua (COVID-19).
Marie Souvestre
French educator (1830-1905).
Born April 28th, 1835 in Brest.
Died March 30th, 1905 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Jean Yanne
French actor (1933-2003).
Born July 18th, 1933 in Les Lilas. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Morsains (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elmer Ambrose Sperry
American mechanical engineer (1860–1930).
Born October 12th, 1860 in Cincinnatus.
Died June 16th, 1930 at 69 years old in Brooklyn.
Herbert Graf
Austrian-american opera producer (1903–1973).
Born April 10th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died April 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Geneva.
José Wilker
Brazilian actor (1944–2014).
Born August 20th, 1944 in Juazeiro do Norte.
Died April 5th, 2014 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche