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Dead at age 69

1,247 Notable deaths

William Wain Prior

Danish general.

Born July 18th, 1876 in Copenhagen.

Died March 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.

Jürgen Marcus

German singer.

Born June 6th, 1948 in Herne.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 69 years old in Munich (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Nikolay Kovalyov

Russian politician.

Born August 6th, 1949 in Moscow.

Died April 5th, 2019 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Albert Renger-Patzsch

German photographer.

Born June 22nd, 1897 in Würzburg. [ref]

Died September 27th, 1966 at 69 years old in Wamel. [ref]

Albert L. Lehninger

American biochemist.

Born February 17th, 1917 in Bridgeport.

Died March 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

María Luisa Bombal

Chilean writer.

Born June 8th, 1910 in Viña del Mar. [ref]

Died May 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Santiago (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]

Charles Denner

Actor (1926-1995).

Born May 29th, 1926 in Tarnów. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1995 at 69 years old in Dreux (cancer). [ref]

Katherine Routledge

British archaeologist.

Born August 11th, 1866 in Darlington.

Died December 13th, 1935 at 69 years old in Cambridge.

Marielle de Sarnez

French politician (1951-2021).

Born March 27th, 1951 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (leukemia). [ref]

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

Icelandic neopaganist leader (1924-1993).

Born July 4th, 1924 in Borgarfjarðarhreppur.

Died December 23rd, 1993 at 69 years old in Borgarfjarðarhreppur (myocardial infarction).

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