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Dead at age 69

1,791 Notable deaths

Jerry Gonzalez

American musician (1949–2018).

Born June 5th, 1949 in Manhattan.

Died October 1st, 2018 at 69 years old in Madrid (conflagration, smoke inhalation injury). [ref]

Boris Blacher

German composer (1903-1975).

Born January 19th, 1906 in Yingkou.

Died January 30th, 1975 at 69 years old in Berlin.

Phetsarath Rattanavongsa

Laotian prime minister and prince.

Born January 19th, 1890 in Luang Prabang.

Died October 14th, 1959 at 69 years old in Luang Prabang (cerebral hemorrhage).

Carlos Holmes Trujillo

Colombian lawyer and politician.

Born September 23rd, 1951 in Cartago Municipality.

Died January 26th, 2021 at 69 years old in Bogotá (COVID-19). [ref]

Juan Manuel Blanes

Uruguayan artist (1830-1901).

Born June 1st, 1831 in Montevideo.

Died April 15th, 1901 at 69 years old in Pisa.

Gérard Leman

Belgian general (1851–1920).

Born January 8th, 1851 in Liège.

Died October 17th, 1920 at 69 years old in Liège.

Georges Arnaud

French writer (1917–1987).

Born July 16th, 1917 in Montpellier. [ref]

Died March 4th, 1987 at 69 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Eugen Barbu

Romanian writer and journalist (1924–1993).

Born February 20th, 1924 in Bucharest.

Died September 7th, 1993 at 69 years old in Bucharest.

Antonio Starabba di Rudinì

Prime minister of italy (1839-1908).

Born April 16th, 1839 in Palermo.

Died August 7th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rome.

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]

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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan