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Dead at age 69
1,323 Notable deaths
Othon Friesz
French artist (1879-1949).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1949 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bernard Membe
Tanzanian politician (1953–2023).
Born November 9th, 1953 in Lindi Region.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 69 years old in Dar es Salaam. [ref]
Óscar R. Benavides
President of peru (1876-1945).
Born March 15th, 1876 in Lima.
Died July 2nd, 1945 at 69 years old in Lima.
Bob Kauffman
American basketball player and coach.
Born July 13th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 69 years old in Lilburn. [ref]
Maironis
Lithuanian writer (1862–1932).
Born November 2nd, 1862 in Pasandravys.
Died June 28th, 1932 at 69 years old in Kaunas.
Shigeru Honjō
Japanese general (1876-1945).
Born May 10th, 1876 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died November 30th, 1945 at 69 years old in Tokyo (stabbing).
John Heysham Gibbon
American surgeon (1903–1973).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1973 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Silpa Bhirasri
Italian artist & professor.
Born September 15th, 1892 in Florence.
Died May 14th, 1962 at 69 years old in Siriraj Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Hovhannes Shiraz
Armenian poet.
Born April 27th, 1914 in Gyumri.
Died March 14th, 1984 at 69 years old in Yerevan.
Henri Tomasi
French composer and conductor.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Marseille.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
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