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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Harold Davenport
English mathematician (1907–1969).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Huncoat.
Died June 9th, 1969 at 61 years old in Cambridge.
Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player (1938–1969).
Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.
Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old in Monterrey (aircraft crash).
Enid Bennett
Australian actress (1893–1969).
Died May 14th, 1969 at 75 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction).
Abdul Munim Riad
Egyptian military officer (1919–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Tanta.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 49 years old in Suez Canal.
Georges Catroux
French diplomat (1877-1969).
Born January 29th, 1877 in Limoges.
Died December 21st, 1969 at 92 years old in Paris.
Marek Hłasko
Polish writer (1934–1969).
Born January 14th, 1934 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1969 at 35 years old in Wiesbaden (intoxication).
Ernst Deutsch
Austrian actor (1890–1969).
Born September 16th, 1896 in Prague.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 72 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Bobbie Rosenfeld
Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died November 14th, 1969 at 64 years old in Toronto.
Theodor Reik
Austrian-american psychoanalyst (1888-1969).
Born May 12th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died December 31st, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Raymond Walburn
Actor (1887-1969).
Born September 9th, 1887 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Rudolf Schwarzkogler
Austrian artist (1940-1969).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Vienna.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 28 years old in Vienna.
Seabury Quinn
American lawyer, journalist, and author (1889–1969).
Born January 1st, 1889 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 24th, 1969 at 80 years old
Dragiša Cvetković
Yugoslav politician (1893-1969).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Niš.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 76 years old in Paris.
Harold MacMichael
British colonial administrator (1882-1969).
Born October 15th, 1882 in Birchover.
Died September 19th, 1969 at 86 years old in Folkestone.
Karl Fiehler
German politician of the nazi party (nsdap) and lord mayor of munich from 1933 until 1945 (1895-1969).
Born August 31st, 1895 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.
Willy Mairesse
Racecar driver (1928-1969).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Momignies.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 40 years old in Ostend. [ref]
Bill Ivy
British motorcycle racer (1942–1969).
Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.
Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (collision, falling).
Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin
French writer (1902-1969).
Born April 4th, 1902 in Verrières-le-Buisson.
Died December 26th, 1969 at 67 years old in Verrières-le-Buisson.
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
President of costa rica (1907-1969).
Born March 10th, 1907 in San Ramón.
Died October 29th, 1969 at 62 years old in San José.
Arthur Prior
New zealand logician and philosopher (1914–1969).
Born December 4th, 1914 in Masterton.
Died October 6th, 1969 at 54 years old in Trondheim.
Serge Poliakoff
French painter (1900–1969).
Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.
Hans Rademacher
German mathematician (1892–1969).
Born April 3rd, 1892 in Wandsbek.
Died February 7th, 1969 at 76 years old in Haverford.
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Wiesbaden.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
Al Taliaferro
American comics artist (1905-1969).
Born August 29th, 1905 in Montrose.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Gerhard Mitter
German racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring (traffic collision).
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