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Dead at age 69
1,247 Notable deaths
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [ref]
Antoine Meillet
French linguist (1866-1936).
Born November 11th, 1866 in Moulins. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1936 at 69 years old in Châteaumeillant. [ref]
Léon Charles Thévenin
French telegraph engineer.
Born March 30th, 1857 in Meaux.
Died September 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Paris.
Charles Arnold Tournemire
French composer.
Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon. [ref]
George Chambers
Prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1928-1997).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Port of Spain.
Died November 4th, 1997 at 69 years old in Port of Spain.
Charles Bryant
British actor and film director.
Born January 8th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 1948 at 69 years old in Mount Kisco.
Serge Poliakoff
French painter of russian origin (1900-1969).
Born January 8th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1969 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Vogeler
German painter (1872–1942).
Born December 12th, 1872 in Bremen. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1942 at 69 years old in Bukhar-Zhyrau District. [ref]
George Borg Olivier
Maltese politician and attorney (1911-1980).
Born July 5th, 1911 in Valletta.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 69 years old in Sliema (disease).
Cường Để
Vietnamese revolutionary (1882-1951).
Born January 11th, 1882 in Huế.
Died April 5th, 1951 at 69 years old in Tokyo.
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