In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer (1932-1969).
Born March 12th, 1934 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1969 at 35 years old in Kingston.
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
Japanese actor (1931–1969).
Born August 29th, 1931 in Kyoto.
Died July 17th, 1969 at 37 years old in Tokyo.
Bogumił Kobiela
Polish actor (1931–1969).
Born May 31st, 1931 in Katowice.
Died July 10th, 1969 at 38 years old in Gdańsk (traffic collision).
Krzysztof Komeda
Polish musician.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Poznań. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 31 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Tom Mboya
Kenyan politician anti-colonialist activist (1930-1969).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 38 years old in Nairobi (gunshot wound).
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general (1929–1969).
Born June 5th, 1929 in Dominican Republic.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist (1928–1969).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
Willy Mairesse
Racecar driver (1928-1969).
Born October 1st, 1928 in Momignies.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 40 years old in Ostend. [ref]
Gunnar Andersson
Swedish association football player (1928-1969).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Arvika.
Died October 1st, 1969 at 41 years old in Marseille (myocardial infarction).
Assia Wevill
Poet (1927-1969).
Born May 15th, 1927 in Berlin.
Died March 23rd, 1969 at 41 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Lars Ekborg
Swedish actor (1926-1969).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Uppsala.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 43 years old in Ängelholm (liver cancer).
Miklós Szilvásy
Hungarian wrestler (1925–1969).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Márianosztra.
Died May 24th, 1969 at 43 years old in Budapest.
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).
Bashir Safaroglu
Soviet actor (1925-1969).
Born March 11th, 1925 in Rustov.
Died March 23rd, 1969 at 44 years old in Baku.
Muteesa II of Buganda
Kabaka of the kingdom of buganda from 1939 to 1969 and the first president of uganda in 1962.
Born November 19th, 1924 in Kampala.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 45 years old in London (intoxication).
Erkki Kataja
Finnish pole vaulter (1924-1969).
Born June 19th, 1924 in Kuusankoski.
Died April 27th, 1969 at 44 years old in Kuusankoski.
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1969 at 45 years old in Asalem.
Marco Antonio Mandruzzato
Fencer (1923–1969).
Born May 16th, 1923 in Treviso.
Died October 31st, 1969 at 46 years old in Milan.
Silvestre Igoa
Spanish footballer (1920-1969).
Born September 5th, 1920 in San Sebastián.
Died May 31st, 1969 at 48 years old in San Sebastián.
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1920-1969).
Born August 15th, 1920 in Munich.
Died July 30th, 1969 at 48 years old in Hechingen.
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Portuguese anthropologist.
Born June 20th, 1920 in Manjacaze.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 48 years old in Dar es Salaam (explosion).
Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi
Quran reciter (1920-1969).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Al-Munsha'āh.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 49 years old in Al-Munsha'āh (esophageal varix).
Yin Haiguang
Writer and philosopher (1919-1969).
Born December 5th, 1919 in Huanggang County.
Died September 16th, 1969 at 49 years old in Taipei.
Tshombé Moïse
Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Musumba.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 49 years old in El Biar.
Abdul Munim Riad
Egyptian military officer (1919–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Tanta.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 49 years old in Suez Canal.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner