In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
André-Gaston Prételat
French military officer (1874–1969).
Born November 14th, 1874 in Wassy.
Died December 6th, 1969 at 95 years old in Paris.
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born May 31st, 1913 in Bucharest.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Margarida Xirgu
Catalan actress.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
T. K. Padmini
Indian artist (1940-1969).
Born May 12th, 1940 in Ponnani.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 28 years old (puerperal disorders).
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Finnish athletics competitor (1907-1969).
Born January 5th, 1907 in Ylöjärvi.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 62 years old in Heinola.
René Guillot
French children's writer (1900–1969).
Born January 24th, 1900 in Courcoury.
Died March 26th, 1969 at 69 years old in Paris.
Ernest W. Gibson Jr.
American judge and politician (1901–1969).
Born March 6th, 1901 in Brattleboro.
Died November 4th, 1969 at 68 years old in Brattleboro.
Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
Austrian academic, orientalist and historian (1894-1969).
Born July 26th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Friedrich von Huene
German paleontologist (1875-1969).
Born March 22nd, 1875 in Tübingen.
Died April 4th, 1969 at 94 years old in Tübingen.
Mongi Slim
Tunisian politician and diplomat (1908–1969).
Born September 1st, 1908 in Tunis.
Died October 23rd, 1969 at 61 years old in Tunis.
Claire Whitney
American stage actor (1890-1969).
Born May 6th, 1890 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Martin Gusinde
German-austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969).
Born October 29th, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 82 years old in Mödling.
Johan Bernhard Hjort
Norwegian political prisoner (b. 1895).
Born February 25th, 1895 in Aker, Christiania.
Died February 24th, 1969 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Lajos Czeizler
Hungarian footballer (1893–1969).
Born October 5th, 1893 in Heves.
Died May 6th, 1969 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Marie Hamsun
Norwegian actress and writer (1881–1969).
Born November 9th, 1881 in Elverum Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 87 years old in Nørholm. [ref]
Enrique Ballestrero
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1969).
Born January 18th, 1905 in Colonia del Sacramento.
Died October 11th, 1969 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Fred Alexander
Us tennis player (1880–1969).
Born August 14th, 1880 in New York City.
Died March 3rd, 1969 at 88 years old in Beverly Hills.
Zheng Junli
Film director, actor (1911-1969).
Born December 6th, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 57 years old in Shanghai (liver cancer).
Marcello Nizzoli
Italian artist, architect, and designer (1887–1969).
Born January 2nd, 1887 in Boretto.
Died July 31st, 1969 at 82 years old in Camogli.
Gyula Mándi
Hungarian association football player (1899–1969).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Arthur Witty
Fc barcelona president (1878-1969).
Born August 16th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 91 years old in Barcelona.
Homer H. Dubs
American sinologist (1892-1969).
Born March 28th, 1892 in Deerfield.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Ludwig Berger
German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1892–1969).
Born January 6th, 1892 in Mainz. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1969 at 77 years old in Schlangenbad.
Forrest Stanley
American actor (1889-1969).
Born August 21st, 1889 in New York City.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
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