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Dead at age 69
1,791 Notable deaths
Irmgard Seefried
Austrian soprano of german birth (1919–1988).
Born October 9th, 1919 in Köngetried.
Died November 24th, 1988 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Abolqasem Lahouti
Persian poet (1887–1957).
Born October 12th, 1887 in Kermanshah.
Died March 16th, 1957 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Raymond Orteig
American hotelier (1870–1939).
Born January 30th, 1870 in Louvie-Juzon.
Died June 6th, 1939 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ion Vinea
Romanian writer (1895–1964).
Born April 17th, 1895 in Giurgiu.
Died July 6th, 1964 at 69 years old in Bucharest (liver cancer).
Daniel Gorenstein
American mathematician (1923–1992).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Boston.
Died August 26th, 1992 at 69 years old in Martha's Vineyard.
Salvador Novo
Mexican poet (1904–1974).
Born July 30th, 1904 in Mexico City.
Died January 13th, 1974 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Léon Rosenfeld
Belgian physicist (1904-1974).
Born August 14th, 1904.
Died March 23rd, 1974 at 69 years old in Copenhagen.
Josef Posipal
German footballer (1927–1997).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Lugoj.
Died February 21st, 1997 at 69 years old in Hamburg (heart failure).
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Norwegian writer (1956–2025).
Born May 20th, 1956 in Tønsberg.
Died July 19th, 2025 at 69 years old [ref]
Per Jacobsson
Swedish economist (1894-1963).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Tanum.
Died May 5th, 1963 at 69 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau