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Dead at age 69
1,323 Notable deaths
Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
Former elected state president of south africa who died before being able to take office.
Born March 8th, 1898 in Klerksdorp. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cape Town (cerebrovascular disease).
Jamshid Sharmahd
German-iranian software engineer, member of the kingdom assembly of iran.
Born March 23rd, 1955 in Tehran. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2024 at 69 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Horst Frank
German actor (1929-1999).
Born May 28th, 1929 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Heidelberg (stroke). [ref]
Henryk Grossman
Polish-german academic and revolutionary (1881-1950).
Born April 14th, 1881 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1950 at 69 years old in Leipzig. [ref]
Roland Matthes
German swimmer (1950–2019).
Born November 17th, 1950 in Pößneck.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 69 years old in Wertheim (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Azimzhan Askarov
Kyrgyz activist and journalist.
Born May 17th, 1951 in Bazar-Korgon.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Bishkek (pneumonia). [ref]
Igor Netto
Russian footballer (1930-1999).
Born January 9th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died March 30th, 1999 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Monroe Beardsley
American philosopher.
Born December 10th, 1915 in Bridgeport.
Died October 18th, 1985 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Cornelius Sim
Catholic bishop (1951–2021).
Born September 16th, 1951 in Seria.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 69 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [ref]
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