List of Famous people who died at 69

Deborah Watling

Deborah Patricia Watling
First Name Deborah
Born on January 2, 1948
Died on July 21, 2017 (aged 69)
Height 152 cm | 5'0

Deborah Patricia Watling was an English actress who portrayed the role of Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1967 to 1968. Beginning her career as a child actress, making her debut as a regular in The Invisible Man (1958-1959), Watling is also well known for starring in the films Take Me High (1973) with Cliff Richard and That'll Be the Day (1973) with David Essex as well as playing Julie Robertson in The Newcomers (1969) and Norma Baker in Danger UXB (1979) on television.

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Moufdi Zakaria

First Name Moufdi
Born on June 12, 1908
Died on August 17, 1977 (aged 69)

Moufdi Zakaria was an Algerian activist, poet and writer. He wrote "Kassaman", the Algerian national anthem while in prison in 1955.

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Enzo Calzaghe

First Name Enzo
Last Name Calzaghe
Born on January 1, 1949
Died on September 17, 2018 (aged 69)
Born in Italy, Sardinia

Pietro Vincenzo “Enzo” Calzaghe , MBE was an Italian-born Welsh boxing trainer. He was the father of Joe Calzaghe and the head trainer for Team Calzaghe at the Newbridge boxing club. He, along with son Joe, was a co-founder of Calzaghe Promotions.

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Ismail Petra of Kelantan

First Name Ismail
Last Name Kelantan
Born on November 11, 1949
Died on September 28, 2019 (aged 69)
Born in Malaysia, Kelantan

Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra was the 28th Sultan of Kelantan from 30 March 1979 to 13 September 2010. He succeeded on the death of his father, Sultan Yahya Petra. He died in Kota Bharu on 28 September 2019, aged 69, after 10 years of suffering from a major stroke and was buried in the Kelantan Royal Mausoleum. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra who now the title Sultan Muhammad V.

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Alan Coren

First Name Alan
Last Name Coren
Born on June 27, 1938
Died on October 18, 2007 (aged 69)

Alan Coren was an English humourist, writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC television's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine.

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Ashwani Kumar

First Name Ashwani
Born on November 15, 1950
Died on October 7, 2020 (aged 69)
Born in India

Ashwani Kumar was an IPS officer who served as Governor of the Indian state of Nagaland, and briefly as Governor of Manipur during 2013.

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Kundan Shah

First Name Kundan
Born on October 19, 1947
Died on October 7, 2017 (aged 69)
Born in India

Kundan Shah was an Indian film director and writer. He is most known for his comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and his 1985–1986, TV series Nukkad with Saeed Akhtar Mirza.

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Pat Sullivan

First Name Pat
Last Name Sullivan
Born on January 18, 1950
Died on November 30, 2019 (aged 69)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Patrick Joseph Sullivan was an American professional football player and college coach. An All-American quarterback for the Auburn Tigers, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1971 and then played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins. Sullivan was a head football coach at Samford University, a position he held from 2007 to 2014. He was previously the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1992 to 1997 and the offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) from 1999 to 2006. Sullivan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1991.

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Sadri Alışık

Mehmet Sadrettin Alışık
First Name Sadri
Last Name Alışık
Born on April 5, 1925
Died on March 18, 1995 (aged 69)

Sadri Alışık was a Turkish stage and movie actor. Also, he was one of the best comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan İlhan.

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Bonnie Franklin

First Name Bonnie
Last Name Franklin
Born on January 6, 1944
Died on March 1, 2013 (aged 69)
Height 160 cm | 5'3

Bonnie Gail Franklin was an American actress, known for her leading role in the television series One Day at a Time (1975–1984). She was nominated for Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe Awards.

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