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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Rhys Williams
Welsh actor (1897-1969).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Merionethshire.
Died May 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Lacey Hearn
American olympic runner (1881–1969).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1969 at 88 years old in Fort Wayne.
Moe Herscovitch
Boxer (1897-1969).
Born October 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died July 22nd, 1969 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Gaston Strobino
American long-distance runner.
Born August 23rd, 1891 in Büren an der Aare.
Died March 30th, 1969 at 77 years old in Downers Grove.
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Norwegian composer (1894–1969).
Born April 13th, 1894 in Christiania.
Died April 11th, 1969 at 74 years old in Enna.
Bruno Chizzo
Italian footballer (1916-1969).
Born April 19th, 1916 in Udine.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 53 years old in Trieste.
Gisela Arendt
Swimmer (1918–1969).
Born November 5th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 50 years old in Bonn.
Ferdinand Münz
Austrian chemist (1888-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Kraków.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 81 years old in Glashütten.
Jean Bastien
French footballer (1915-1969).
Died August 7th, 1969 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Marseille.
Veli Saarinen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Virolahti.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Charles Burnell
British rower (1876–1969).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Beckenham.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 93 years old in Blewbury.
Neal Burns
Actor (1892-1969).
Born June 26th, 1892 in Bristol.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Veselin Stoyanov
Bulgarian composer (1902–1969).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Shumen.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Ákos Ráthonyi
Hungarian film director, screenwriter (1908-1969).
Born March 26th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died January 6th, 1969 at 60 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Franz Theodor Csokor
Austrian author and dramatist (1885–1969).
Born September 6th, 1885 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1969 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Manuella Kalili
American swimmer (1912–1969).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Honolulu.
Died September 14th, 1969 at 56 years old in Honolulu.
Élisabeth d'Ayen
French tennis player (1898–1969).
Born October 27th, 1898 in Maintenon.
Died December 7th, 1969 at 71 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Hagigat Rzayeva
Azerbaijani singer and actor (1907-1969).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Lankaran.
Died August 2nd, 1969 at 62 years old in Baku.
Ralph Habib
French film director of lebanese origin (1912–1969).
Born June 29th, 1912 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris.
Félix de Pomés
Actor, fencer (1889-1969).
Born February 6th, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 76 years old in Barcelona.
Niels Larsen
Danish sport shooter (1889-1969).
Born November 21st, 1889 in Horsens.
Died November 15th, 1969 at 79 years old in Otterup.
Zinaïda Aksentieva
Ukrainian/soviet astronomer (1900–1969).
Born July 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died April 8th, 1969 at 68 years old in Poltava.
Benjamin Hedges
American high jumper (1907–1969).
Born June 8th, 1907 in Plainfield.
Died December 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Otakar Kubín
Czech painter and sculptor (1883-1969).
Born October 22nd, 1883 in Boskovice. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1969 at 85 years old in Malesice, Marseille. [ref]
Clifford Gray
American bobsledder and actor (1892–1969).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Chicago.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 77 years old in San Diego. [ref]
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