List of Famous people who died at 69

Frank Joseph Malina was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, especially known for becoming both a pioneer in the art world and the realm of scientific engineering.

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1968. After his playing career ended, he was the head coach at UCLA during the 1980s.

Zelda Schneurson Mishkovsky, widely known as Zelda, was an Israeli poet. She received three awards for her published works.

Wagino Dachrin Mochtar was an Indonesian actor and the husband of Sofia W.D.. He starred in Badai-Selatan (1962), Samiun dan Dasima (1971), Sanrego (1971), and Mystics in Bali (1981).

Diego Fabbri was an Italian playwright whose plays centered on religious (Catholic) themes.

Babacar Touré was a Senegalese businessman and journalist.

Abdul Mati Klarwein was a French painter of German origin best known for his works used on the covers of music albums.

Sir John Kenneth Tavener was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are The Lamb (1982) The Protecting Veil, (1988) and Song for Athene (1993).

Sir Gawaine George Hope Baillie, 7th Baronet was a British amateur motor racing driver, engineer, industrialist, stamp collector, and the owner of the estate surrounding Leeds Castle, the ancient fortress in Kent. The castle itself was bequeathed to the nation upon his mother's death in 1974. After his death, it was discovered that he had amassed, almost entirely in secret, one of the greatest collections of stamps of the former British Empire.