In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Boris Stechkin
Russian scientist and aircraft engines designer (1891-1969).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Trufanovo.
Died April 2nd, 1969 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm von Apell
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892-1969).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Bückeburg.
Died March 7th, 1969 at 77 years old in Varnhalt.
Ahmed Badrakhan
Egyptian film director and screenwriter (1909–1969).
Born September 18th, 1909 in Cairo.
Died August 23rd, 1969 at 59 years old [ref]
Rhys Williams
Welsh actor (1897-1969).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Merionethshire.
Died May 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
August Sang
Estonian poet (1914–1969).
Born July 27th, 1914 in Pärnu.
Died October 14th, 1969 at 55 years old in Tallinn.
Petras Klimas
Lithuanian diplomat and historian (1891-1969).
Born February 23rd, 1891 in Kušliškiai.
Died January 16th, 1969 at 77 years old in Kaunas.
Enrico Persico
Italian physicist (1900–1969).
Born August 9th, 1900 in Rome.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 68 years old in Rome.
Hanns Jelinek
Austrian composer.
Born December 5th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Manuel Plaza
Athlete from chile.
Born March 17th, 1900 in San Bernardo.
Died February 9th, 1969 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Domingo Tejera
Uruguayan footballer (1899-1969).
Born September 27th, 1899 in Montevideo.
Died June 30th, 1969 at 69 years old in Montevideo.
Yin Haiguang
Writer and philosopher (1919-1969).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Huanggang County.
Died September 16th, 1969 at 49 years old in Taipei.
Rudolf Pannwitz
German writer and philosopher (1881–1969).
Born May 27th, 1881 in Krosno Odrzańskie.
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 87 years old in Astano.
Vera Carmi
Actress.
Born November 23rd, 1914 in Turin.
Died September 6th, 1969 at 54 years old in Rome.
Armin Joseph Deutsch
American astronomer (1918-1969).
Born January 25th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died November 11th, 1969 at 51 years old in Pasadena.
Moe Herscovitch
Boxer (1897-1969).
Born October 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died July 22nd, 1969 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Heinrich Hax
German general, knight's cross recipients and olympic silver medalist (1900–1969).
Born January 24th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 69 years old in Koblenz.
Leonardo Cilaurren
Spanish footballer (1912-1969).
Born November 5th, 1912 in Bilbao.
Died December 9th, 1969 at 57 years old in Madrid.
Teodor Peterek
Polish footballer (1910-1969).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 12th, 1969 at 58 years old in Słupiec (Nowa Ruda).
Alves Redol
Portuguese writer (1911-1969).
Born December 29th, 1911 in Vila Franca de Xira.
Died November 29th, 1969 at 57 years old in Lisbon.
Mostafa Taha
Egyptian footballer.
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Cairo. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 59 years old
Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck
Romanian painter (1879-1969).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Câineni.
Died October 29th, 1969 at 90 years old in Bucharest.
José Samyn
French road bicycle racer (1946–1969).
Born May 11th, 1946 in Quiévrain.
Died August 30th, 1969 at 23 years old in Zingem (cranial trauma).
James Foster
British ice hockey player (1905-1969).
Born September 13th, 1905 in Glasgow.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Winnipeg.
Jaroslav Křička
Czech conductor, music educator and composer (1882–1969).
Born August 27th, 1882 in Kelč. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1969 at 86 years old in Prague, Červené Dvorce. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner