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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Frederick Garfield Gilmore
Boxer.
Born May 22nd, 1887 in Montreal.
Died March 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Commodore Cochran
Athletics competitor (1902–1969).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Richton.
Died January 3rd, 1969 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Lacey Hearn
American olympic runner (1881–1969).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1969 at 88 years old in Fort Wayne.
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.
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1920-1969).
Born August 15th, 1920 in Munich.
Died July 30th, 1969 at 48 years old in Hechingen.
Ferdinand Münz
Austrian chemist (1888-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Kraków.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 81 years old in Glashütten.
Bruno Chizzo
Italian footballer (1916-1969).
Born April 19th, 1916 in Udine.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 53 years old in Trieste.
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Norwegian composer (1894–1969).
Born April 13th, 1894 in Christiania.
Died April 11th, 1969 at 74 years old in Enna.
Gisela Arendt
Swimmer (1918–1969).
Born November 5th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 50 years old in Bonn.
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.
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.
Veselin Stoyanov
Bulgarian composer (1902–1969).
Born April 7th, 1902 in Shumen.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Sofia.
Neal Burns
Actor (1892-1969).
Born June 26th, 1892 in Bristol.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Zinaïda Aksentieva
Ukrainian/soviet astronomer (1900–1969).
Born July 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died April 8th, 1969 at 68 years old in Poltava.
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.
Manuella Kalili
American swimmer (1912–1969).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Honolulu.
Died September 14th, 1969 at 56 years old in Honolulu.
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.
Byeon Yeong-tae
South korean politician (1892-1969).
Born December 15th, 1892 in Bucheon.
Died March 10th, 1969 at 76 years old in Seoul.
Félix de Pomés
Actor, fencer (1889-1969).
Born February 6th, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 76 years old in Barcelona.
Hagigat Rzayeva
Azerbaijani singer and actor (1907-1969).
Born June 2nd, 1907 in Lankaran.
Died August 2nd, 1969 at 62 years old in Baku.
Niels Larsen
Danish sport shooter (1889-1969).
Born November 21st, 1889 in Horsens.
Died November 15th, 1969 at 79 years old in Otterup.
Shoshana Parsitz
Israeli politician (1892–1969).
Born November 16th, 1892 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 76 years old in Tel Aviv (disease).
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