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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Giorgio Scerbanenco
Italian writer (1911–1969).
Born August 10th, 1911 in Kyiv.
Died October 27th, 1969 at 58 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Gyula Mándi
Hungarian association football player (1899–1969).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Conrad Albrecht
German admiral (1880–1969).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Bremen.
Died August 18th, 1969 at 88 years old in Hamburg.
Demyan Korotchenko
Soviet ukrainian politician (1894-1969).
Born November 29th, 1894 in Pohrebky.
Died April 7th, 1969 at 74 years old in Kyiv.
Mathias Wieman
Actor (1902-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1902 in Osnabrück.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Zurich (cancer).
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).
Marcel Allain
French writer (1885–1969).
Born September 15th, 1885 in Paris.
Died August 25th, 1969 at 83 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Piet van Reenen
Dutch footballer (1909-1969).
Born January 17th, 1909 in Utrecht.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
Viktor Petrov
Ukrainian writer.
Born October 22nd, 1894 in Dnipro.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 74 years old in Kyiv.
Fritzi Massary
Singer (1882-1969).
Born March 21st, 1882 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 1969 at 86 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.
Albert Hill
British athlete.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Tooting.
Died January 8th, 1969 at 79 years old in London.
Ivar Ballangrud
Norwegian speed skater (1904-1969).
Born March 7th, 1904 in Lunner.
Died June 1st, 1969 at 65 years old in Trondheim.
Maria Troncatti
Italian missionary (1883–1969).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Corteno Golgi.
Died August 25th, 1969 at 86 years old in Sucúa.
Eduard Dubinski
Ukrainian footballer (1935-1969).
Born April 6th, 1935 in Kharkiv.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 34 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Ignacio Aldecoa
Spanish author (1925-1969).
Born July 24th, 1925 in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Died November 15th, 1969 at 44 years old in Madrid (peptic ulcer disease).
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Austro-hungarian composer (1903-1969).
Born August 28th, 1903 in Reghin.
Died September 18th, 1969 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Kostan Zarean
Armenian writer (1885-1969).
Born February 8th, 1885 in Shamakhi. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1969 at 84 years old in Yerevan.
Giovanni Urbani
Italian catholic patriarch of venice and cardinal (1900-1969).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Venice.
Died September 17th, 1969 at 69 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction).
Bogumił Kobiela
Polish actor (1931–1969).
Born May 31st, 1931 in Katowice.
Died July 10th, 1969 at 38 years old in Gdańsk (traffic collision).
Günther Weisenborn
German writer, dramaturge and playwright (1902–1969).
Born July 10th, 1902 in Velbert.
Died March 26th, 1969 at 66 years old in Berlin, West Berlin.
José Piendibene
Uruguayan footballer (1890-1969).
Born June 5th, 1890 in Montevideo.
Died November 12th, 1969 at 79 years old in Montevideo.
Hilde Körber
German actress (1906-1969).
Born July 3rd, 1906 in Vienna.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in West Berlin.
Viktor Vinogradov
Soviet academic (1894-1969).
Born January 12th, 1895 in Zaraysk.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Adolfo Consolini
Italian discus thrower (1917–1969).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Costermano sul Garda.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 52 years old in Milan (hepatitis). [ref]
Kurt Richter
German chess player (1900–1969).
Born November 24th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died December 29th, 1969 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 590
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