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In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Marcel Riesz
Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Győr.
Died September 4th, 1969 at 82 years old in Lund.
Arthur Upham Pope
Art historian (1881–1969).
Born February 7th, 1881 in Kent County.
Died September 3rd, 1969 at 88 years old in Shiraz.
Wu Han
Chinese politician (1909-1969).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Zhejiang.
Died October 17th, 1969 at 60 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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).
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]
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.
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.
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.
Giovanni Martinelli
Italian operatic tenor (1880–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1885 in Montagnana.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Mount Sinai West.
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).
Eri Jabotinsky
Israeli politician and mathematician (1910-1969).
Born December 26th, 1910 in Odesa.
Died June 6th, 1969 at 58 years old in Haifa.
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.
Baladine Klossowska
French painter (1886-1969).
Born October 21st, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died September 11th, 1969 at 82 years old in Bagneux.
Lou Albert-Lasard
French-german painter (1885-1969).
Born November 10th, 1885 in Metz.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Fernando Ortiz Fernández
Cuban writer.
Born July 16th, 1881 in Havana.
Died April 10th, 1969 at 87 years old in Havana.
James H. Duff
American politician (1883-1969).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Mansfield.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Enrique Peñaranda
President of bolivia (1893-1969).
Born November 15th, 1893 in La Paz.
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Lambert Hillyer
Film director, screenwriter (1893-1969).
Born July 8th, 1893 in South Bend.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Tao Zhu
Chinese politician (1908-1969).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Qiyang.
Died November 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Hefei (gallbladder cancer).
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist (1883–1969).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie.
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa.
Chen Yinque
Chinese historian, linguist, and politician.
Born June 16th, 1890 in Changsha. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1969 at 79 years old in Guangzhou. [ref]
La Niña de los Peines
Spanish flamenco singer (cantaora).
Born February 10th, 1890 in Seville.
Died November 26th, 1969 at 79 years old in Seville.
Henri Decoin
Film director, screenwriter (1890–1969).
Born March 18th, 1890 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Filipp Oktyabrsky
Soviet admiral (1899-1969).
Born October 23rd, 1899 in Tver.
Died July 8th, 1969 at 69 years old in Sevastopol.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 554
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