In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Rudolf Schwarzkogler
Austrian artist (1940-1969).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Vienna.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 28 years old in Vienna.
Dragiša Cvetković
Yugoslav politician (1893-1969).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Niš.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 76 years old in Paris.
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
Bill Ivy
British motorcycle racer (1942-1969).
Born August 27th, 1942 in Maidstone.
Died July 12th, 1969 at 26 years old in Hohenstein-Ernstthal.
Karl Fiehler
German politician of the nazi party (nsdap) and lord mayor of munich from 1933 until 1945.
Born August 31st, 1895 in Brunswick. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.
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.
Harold MacMichael
British colonial administrator (1882-1969).
Born October 15th, 1882 in Birchover.
Died September 19th, 1969 at 86 years old in Folkestone.
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.
Willy Mairesse
Racecar driver (1928-1969).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Momignies.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 40 years old in Ostend. [ref]
Max Knoll
German engineer (1897-1969).
Born July 17th, 1897 in Schlangenbad.
Died November 6th, 1969 at 72 years old in Munich.
Hans Rademacher
German mathematician (1892–1969).
Born April 3rd, 1892 in Wandsbek.
Died February 7th, 1969 at 76 years old in Haverford.
Serge Poliakoff
French painter (1900–1969).
Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.
Al Taliaferro
American comics artist (1905-1969).
Born August 29th, 1905 in Montrose.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
Gerhard Mitter
Racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring.
Juan Modesto
Spanish general (1906–1969).
Born September 24th, 1906 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died April 16th, 1969 at 62 years old in Prague.
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1969 at 42 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alice Perry
Irish engineer.
Born October 24th, 1885 in Galway.
Died August 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Boston.
David Shaltiel
Israeli military commander (1903–1969).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.
George Cœdès
French historian.
Born August 10th, 1886 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alexander Werth
Russian-born british writer, journalist, and war correspondent (1901-1969).
Born February 4th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 1969 at 68 years old in Paris.
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.
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
Japanese actor.
Born August 29th, 1931 in Kyoto.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 37 years old in Tokyo.
Tom Naudé
South african politician (1889-1969).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Middelburg.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 80 years old in Cape Town.
Ernesto Nathan Rogers
Italian architect (1909-1969).
Born March 16th, 1909 in Trieste.
Died November 7th, 1969 at 60 years old in Gardone Riviera.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore