In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Judy Garland
American actress and singer (1922–1969).
Born June 10th, 1922 in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1969 at 47 years old in Chelsea (barbiturate overdose).
Sharon Tate
American actress and model (1943–1969).
Born January 24th, 1943 in Dallas.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 26 years old in 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles (stabbing).
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the united states from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969).
Born October 14th, 1890 in Denison.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 78 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center (myocardial infarction).
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Member of the house of battenberg (1885–1969).
Born February 25th, 1885 in Windsor Castle.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 84 years old in Buckingham Palace.
Brian Jones
British multi-instrumentalist, founder of the rolling stones (1942–1969).
Born February 28th, 1942 in Cheltenham.
Died July 3rd, 1969 at 27 years old in Cotchford Farm (drowning).
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist leader (1890–1969).
Born May 19th, 1890 in Kim Liên. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 79 years old in Hanoi (heart failure).
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
American businessman and ambassador (1888-1969).
Born September 6th, 1888 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Hyannis Port (stroke). [ref]
Madhubala
Indian actress (1933–1969).
Born February 14th, 1933 in New Delhi.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 36 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
Rocky Marciano
American boxer (1923-1969).
Born September 1st, 1923 in Brockton.
Died August 31st, 1969 at 45 years old in Newton (aviation accident).
Fred Hampton
African-american activist (1948-1969).
Born August 30th, 1948 in Summit.
Died December 4th, 1969 at 21 years old in Chicago (ballistic trauma).
Jack Kerouac
American writer (1922–1969).
Born March 13th, 1922 in Lowell.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 47 years old in St. Petersburg (internal bleeding).
Boris Karloff
British actor (1887–1969).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).
Vito Genovese
Italian-born american mobster.
Born November 21st, 1897 in Risigliano. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1969 at 71 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Jay Sebring
Hair stylist and murder victim (1933-1969).
Born October 10th, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 35 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stabbing).
Jeffrey Hunter
American actor and producer (1926–1969).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New Orleans.
Died May 27th, 1969 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Franz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and chancellor of germany (1879–1969).
Born October 29th, 1879 in Werl.
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 89 years old in Sasbach.
Saud of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia from 1953 to 1964.
Born January 15th, 1902 in Kuwait City.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
Allen W. Dulles
First civilian and longest-serving director of central intelligence (dci).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Watertown.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 75 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia).
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
German architect (1886–1969).
Born March 27th, 1886 in Aachen. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1969 at 83 years old in Chicago.
C. N. Annadurai
Indian film writer and former chief minister of tamil nadu, india (1909-1969).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Kanchipuram.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 59 years old in Chennai (esophageal cancer).
Theodor W. Adorno
German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969).
Born September 11th, 1903 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1969 at 65 years old in Visp.
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Queen consort of spain (1887-1969).
Born October 24th, 1887 in Balmoral Castle.
Died April 15th, 1969 at 81 years old in Lausanne (heart failure).
Meher Baba
Indian spiritual master (1894–1969).
Born February 25th, 1894 in Pune.
Died January 31st, 1969 at 74 years old in Meherazad.
Thelma Ritter
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1969 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ramdas Gandhi
Gandhi family member (1897-1969).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Durban.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 72 years old in Mumbai.
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi