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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
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.
Diamond Jenness
New-zealand canadian anthropologist (1886–1969).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Wellington. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1969 at 83 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
David Shaltiel
Israeli military commander (1903–1969).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist (1926–1969).
Born August 15th, 1926 in New Jersey.
Died April 29th, 1969 at 42 years old in Paris.
George Cœdès
French historian (1886–1969).
Born August 10th, 1886 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris.
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
Japanese actor (1931–1969).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Kyoto.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 37 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Joe Malone
Canadian ice hockey player (1890–1969).
Born February 28th, 1890 in Sillery.
Died May 15th, 1969 at 79 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).
Hallie Flanagan
American theatrical producer (1890-1969).
Born August 27th, 1890 in Redfield.
Died July 23rd, 1969 at 78 years old in Old Tappan (Parkinson's disease).
Alice Perry
Irish engineer.
Born October 24th, 1885 in Galway.
Died August 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Boston.
Courtney Whitney
American army general.
Born May 20th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 21st, 1969 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Eri Jabotinsky
Israeli politician and mathematician (1910-1969).
Born December 26th, 1910 in Odesa.
Died June 6th, 1969 at 58 years old in Haifa.
Tom Naudé
South african politician (1889-1969).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Middelburg.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 80 years old in Cape Town.
Marcel Riesz
Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Győr.
Died September 4th, 1969 at 82 years old in Lund.
Ernesto Nathan Rogers
Italian architect (1909-1969).
Born March 16th, 1909 in Trieste.
Died November 7th, 1969 at 60 years old in Gardone Riviera.
Wu Han
Chinese politician (1909-1969).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Zhejiang.
Died October 17th, 1969 at 60 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Arthur Upham Pope
Art historian (1881–1969).
Born February 7th, 1881 in Kent County.
Died September 3rd, 1969 at 88 years old in Shiraz.
Gunnar Andersson
Swedish association football player (1928-1969).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Arvika.
Died October 1st, 1969 at 41 years old in Marseille (myocardial infarction).
Aleksandras Stulginskis
Second president of lithuania (from 19 june 1920 until 7 june 1926).
Born February 26th, 1885 in Kutaliai.
Died September 22nd, 1969 at 84 years old in Kaunas.
Baladine Klossowska
French painter (1886-1969).
Born October 21st, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died September 11th, 1969 at 82 years old in Bagneux.
Simon Vratsian
Prime minister of armenia (1882-1969).
Born March 24th, 1882 in Bolshiye Saly.
Died May 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Zeki Rıza Sporel
Turkish association football player (1898–1969).
Born February 28th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died November 3rd, 1969 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
André Salmon
French poet (1881–1969).
Born October 4th, 1881 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 12th, 1969 at 87 years old in Sanary-sur-Mer.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 590
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace