Famous people who died at 69

Celebrities and other famous people who died when they were 69 years old.

The list below is ordered by the person's date of death.

Marco Polo

Merchant traveller Deceased
Died on Jan 8, 1324, at the age of 69.
Unknown illness.

Elizabeth I of England

Queen of England Deceased
Died on Mar 24, 1603, at the age of 69.
Unknown illness.

Ramon Novarro

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 30, 1968, at the age of 69.
Beaten to death at his home during a robbery.

Louis Armstrong

Musician Deceased
Died on Jul 6, 1971, at the age of 69.
Heart attack.

Rosalind Russell

Actress Deceased
Died on Nov 28, 1976, at the age of 69.
Breast cancer.

Brian Clough

Football manager Deceased
Died on Sep 20, 2004, at the age of 69.
Stomach cancer.

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi President Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2006, at the age of 69.
Executed by hanging.

Evel Knievel

Stunt performer Deceased
Died on Nov 30, 2007, at the age of 69.
Respiratory disease.

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan leader Deceased
Died on Oct 20, 2011, at the age of 69.
Assassinated.

Henry Hill

Mobster / FBI informant Deceased
Died on Jun 12, 2012, at the age of 69.
Heart disease.

David Bowie

Singer Deceased
Died on Jan 10, 2016, at the age of 69.
Liver cancer.

Derek Acorah

British spiritual medium Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2020, at the age of 69.
Sepsis.

Statistics about the 69-year-olds above

Statistics about the 12 celebrity deaths above:

Men make up the majority of celebrity deaths in this age group. 83% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
These deaths make up 2% of our database (12/663).
17% of them were murdered or assassinated.
Out of the 12 people on this list, 25% passed away due to cancer.
8% of them died from a heart attack.

Other ages

Other ages that celebrities died at.

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