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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Georges Ronsse
Belgian racing cyclist (1906–1969).
Born March 4th, 1906 in Antwerp.
Died July 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Berchem.
Josef Váchal
Czech poet, occultist, engraver and artist (1884–1969).
Born September 23rd, 1884 in Milavče. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1969 at 84 years old in Studeňany. [ref]
Alexey Sokolsky
Soviet chess player (1908-1969).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Kangouchi.
Died December 27th, 1969 at 61 years old in Minsk.
Nairi Zaryan
Armenian poet (1900–1969).
Born December 31st, 1900 in Karagündüz.
Died July 11th, 1969 at 68 years old in Yerevan.
Sergei Rudenko
Russian-ukrainian-soviet anthropologist and archaeologist (1885–1969).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Kharkiv.
Died July 16th, 1969 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.
José Régio
Portuguese poet (1901–1969).
Born September 17th, 1901 in Vila do Conde. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 68 years old in Vila do Conde (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harry Benham
American actor (1884–1969).
Born February 26th, 1886 in Valparaiso.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 83 years old in Sarasota.
José Domingo Molina Gómez
Argentine general (1896–1969).
Born September 26th, 1896 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
Died April 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Åke Grönberg
Swedish actor and singer (1914–1969).
Born March 26th, 1914 in Stockholm.
Died September 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
Leopold von Wiese
German sociologist and economist (1876-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1876 in Kłodzko.
Died January 11th, 1969 at 92 years old in Cologne.
Kurt Kuhnke
German racing driver (1910–1969).
Born April 30th, 1910 in Szczecin.
Died February 8th, 1969 at 58 years old in Brunswick.
Yehuda Burla
Israeli writer (1886–1969).
Born September 18th, 1886 in Jerusalem.
Died November 7th, 1969 at 83 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Werner Janensch
German paleontologist and geologist (1878–1969).
Born November 10th, 1878 in Herzberg (Elster).
Died October 20th, 1969 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Károly Fogl
Hungarian footballer (1895-1969).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Újpest.
Died January 12th, 1969 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Shalva Nutsubidze
Georgian philosopher (1888–1969).
Born December 14th, 1888 in Partskhanakanevi.
Died January 6th, 1969 at 80 years old in Tbilisi.
Erwin Rauch
German general and knight's cross recipients.
Born October 19th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died February 26th, 1969 at 79 years old in Kirchenlamitz.
Léo Joannon
French film director (1904-1969).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Aix-en-Provence.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 64 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Jerzy Zawieyski
Polish writer, political activist (1902–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Radogoszcz. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1969 at 66 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Juho Saaristo
Athletics competitor (1891-1969).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Tampere.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Tampere.
Pauline Hall
Norwegian writer, music critic, organizer and composer (1890-1969).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in Hamar Municipality.
Died January 24th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Nathalie Lissenko
Ukrainian and french actress (1884–1969).
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Titus Zeman
Slovak salesian and roman catholic priest.
Born January 4th, 1915 in Vajnory. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1969 at 54 years old in Bratislava (organ dysfunction).
Rahmah El Yunusiyyah
Indonesian politician and education activist.
Born October 26th, 1900 in Bukit Surungan.
Died February 26th, 1969 at 68 years old in Padang Panjang.
Helmut Weiss
German film director (1907-1969).
Born January 25th, 1907 in Göttingen.
Died January 13th, 1969 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Patrick Flynn
Athletics competitor (1894–1969).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.
Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. [ref]
Deaths 401 to 425 of 590
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