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In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden
Greco-danish princess; sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1906-1969).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Tatoi Palace.
Died October 16th, 1969 at 63 years old in Konstanz.
Robert Taylor
American actor (1911-1969).
Born August 5th, 1911 in Filley. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1969 at 57 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Itzhak Stern
Polish accountant and holocaust survivor (1901–1969).
Born January 25th, 1901 in Kraków.
Died June 27th, 1969 at 68 years old in Israel.
Walter Gropius
German-american architect (1883–1969).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 86 years old in Boston. [ref]
Assia Wevill
Poet (1927-1969).
Born May 15th, 1927 in Berlin.
Died March 23rd, 1969 at 41 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Howard McNear
Actor (1905-1969).
Born January 27th, 1905 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in San Fernando (pneumonia, stroke).
Liu Shaoqi
2nd president of the people's republic of china (1898–1969).
Born November 24th, 1898 in Ningxiang City.
Died November 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Kaifeng (pneumonia).
Kliment Voroshilov
Soviet marshal and politician.
Born February 4th, 1881 in Verkhnee.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Chuck Taylor
Us basketball player and salesman (1901-1969).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Brown County.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Port Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
Raymond A. Spruance
United states admiral (1886-1969).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Baltimore.
Died December 13th, 1969 at 83 years old in Monterey.
Leonard Chess
Polish-american record company executive (1917-1969).
Born March 12th, 1917 in Motal.
Died October 16th, 1969 at 52 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
George "Gabby" Hayes
American actor (1885-1969).
Born May 7th, 1885 in Stannards. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Burbank (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Leo Gorcey
American actor (1917-1969).
Born June 3rd, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 51 years old in Oakland (liver disease).
Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969).
Died October 12th, 1969 at 57 years old in Oslo (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
John Kennedy Toole
American novelist (1937–1969).
Born December 17th, 1937 in New Orleans.
Died March 26th, 1969 at 31 years old in Biloxi (intoxication).
Otto Dix
German painter and printmaker (1891–1969).
Born December 2nd, 1891 in Untermhaus. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1969 at 77 years old in Singen (stroke). [ref]
Walter Hagen
American golfer (1892-1969).
Born December 21st, 1892 in Rochester.
Died October 6th, 1969 at 76 years old in Traverse City.
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
British military commander and field marshal; governor general of canada (1891-1969).
Born December 10th, 1891 in London.
Died June 16th, 1969 at 77 years old in Slough.
Levi Eshkol
Israeli politician, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Leonard Woolf
English political theorist, author, publisher and civil servant (1880-1969).
Born November 25th, 1880 in Kensington.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 88 years old in Sussex.
Iskandar Ali Mirza
Pakistani politician, statesman and military general (1899–1969).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Murshidabad.
Died November 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in London (cardiac arrest).
John Wyndham
English science fiction author (1903-1969).
Born July 10th, 1903 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1969 at 65 years old in London. [ref]
Karl Jaspers
German-swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969).
Born February 23rd, 1883 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Madge Blake
Actress (1899-1969).
Born May 31st, 1899 in Kinsley.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 69 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Morihei Ueshiba
Japanese aikidoka (1883-1969).
Born December 14th, 1883 in Tanabe.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 85 years old in Tokyo, Iwama (liver cancer).
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