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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Henry Jackson Hunt
Chief of artillery in the army of the potomac during the american civil war.
Born September 14th, 1819 in Detroit.
Died February 11th, 1889 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ernst von Salomon
German writer and right-wing freikorps member (1902–1972).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Kiel.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction).
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
German general (1894–1964).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Eisenach.
Died June 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Giessen.
John Wain
English writer (1925–1994).
Born March 14th, 1925 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died May 24th, 1994 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Marjorie Lawrence
Australian singer.
Born February 17th, 1909 in Victoria.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 69 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist (1934–2003).
Born February 7th, 1934 in New Orleans.
Died April 17th, 2003 at 69 years old in New Orleans (diabetes).
Vasile Alecsandri
Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat.
Born August 2nd, 1821 in Bacău County. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1890 at 69 years old in Mircești (lung cancer).
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976).
Born October 15th, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 3rd, 1976 at 69 years old in New York City (internal bleeding).
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prussian princess (1887-1957).
Born April 21st, 1887 in Thumby.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 69 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1864-1933).
Born April 12th, 1864 in London.
Died May 24th, 1933 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Deaths 521 to 530 of 1791
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