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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Mongo Beti
Cameroonian writer.
Born June 30th, 1932 in Mbalmayo.
Died October 7th, 2001 at 69 years old in Douala. [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]
Shukri Ghanem
Libyan prime minister (1942-2012).
Born October 9th, 1942 in Tripoli.
Died April 29th, 2012 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
British historian and political activist (1862–1932).
Born August 6th, 1862 in London.
Died August 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in London.
Henry B. Anthony
United states journalist and politician (1815-1884).
Born April 1st, 1815 in Coventry.
Died September 2nd, 1884 at 69 years old in Providence.
Bruce Trigger
Canadian archaeologist (1937–2006).
Born June 18th, 1937 in Preston.
Died December 1st, 2006 at 69 years old in Montreal (cancer).
Nikolai Kovalyov
Russian politician (1949–2019).
Born August 6th, 1949 in Moscow.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 69 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Azimzhan Askarov
Kyrgyzstani activist and journalist.
Born May 17th, 1951 in Bazar-Korgon.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Bishkek. [ref]
Charles Tournemire
French composer and organist (1870–1939).
Born January 22nd, 1870 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1939 at 69 years old in Arcachon.
Étienne Chicot
French actor and composer.
Died August 7th, 2018 at 69 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius