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Dead at age 69
1,238 Notable deaths
Horst Buchholz
German actor.
Born December 4th, 1933 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2003 at 69 years old in Berlin (pneumonia). [ref]
Freddy Fender
American musician.
Born June 4th, 1937 in San Benito. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Corpus Christi (lung cancer). [ref]
Winston Churchill
British politician (1940–2010).
Born October 10th, 1940 in Chequers. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 2010 at 69 years old in Belgravia (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard Francis Burton
British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat.
Born March 19th, 1821 in Torquay. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1890 at 69 years old in Trieste. [ref]
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia (1913-1982).
Born February 13th, 1913 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1982 at 69 years old in Riyadh (heart failure). [ref]
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born April 25th, 1923 in Indianola. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ed Begley
American theatre, radio, film, and television actor, academy award-winner (1901-1970).
Born March 25th, 1901 in Hartford.
Died April 28th, 1970 at 69 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Alice Coltrane
American jazz musician (1937-2007).
Born August 27th, 1937 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2007 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
Cindy Morgan
American actress (1954-2023).
Born September 29th, 1954 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2023 at 69 years old in Lake Worth Beach. [ref]
Lane Smith
American actor (1936-2005).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Memphis. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2005 at 69 years old in Northridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 1238
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