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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Edward John Thye
American politician (1896-1969).
Born April 26th, 1896 in Frederick.
Died August 28th, 1969 at 73 years old in Northfield.
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]
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.
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]
Katsutoshi Naitō
Japanese wrestler (1895–1969).
Born February 25th, 1895 in Hiroshima.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 74 years old
John Loaring
Canadian hurdler and sprinter (1915–1969).
Born August 3rd, 1915 in Winnipeg.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 54 years old in Windsor.
Lev Sverdlin
Soviet actor (1901-1969).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died August 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Enrique García
Argentine footballer (1912-1969).
Born November 20th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died August 23rd, 1969 at 56 years old in Santa Fe.
Václav Krška
Czech director and writer (1900–1969).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Písek. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1969 at 69 years old in Prague. [ref]
Sven Salén
Swedish competitive sailor (1890–1969).
Born November 7th, 1890 in Borås parish. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1969 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Elsa Rendschmidt
German figure skater (1886-1969).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Celle.
Saverio Ragno
Italian fencer (1902-1969).
Born December 6th, 1902 in Trani.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 66 years old in Sacile.
Ali Ahmad Bakathir
Indonesian-born yemeni poet and dramatist (1910-1969).
Born December 21st, 1910 in Surabaya.
Died November 10th, 1969 at 58 years old in Cairo (cardiovascular disease).
Jef Demuysere
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Filippo Bottino
Italian weightlifter (1888–1969).
Born December 9th, 1888 in Genoa.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 80 years old in Sestri Ponente.
Jules Vanhevel
Belgian cyclist (1895–1969).
Born March 10th, 1895 in Koekelare.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 74 years old in Ostend.
Willy Røgeberg
Sport shooter (1905–1969).
Born December 11th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 64 years old in Oslo.
Károly Dietz
Hungarian footballer (1885-1969).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Sopron.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Max Weiler
Swiss footballer and manager (1900-1969).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1969 at 68 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Camille Mandrillon
French skier (1891-1969).
Born September 6th, 1891 in Les Rousses.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 77 years old in La Tronche.
Tone Seliškar
Slovenian writer (1900-1969).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Ljubljana.
Died August 10th, 1969 at 69 years old in Ljubljana.
Walter Edmond Clyde Todd
American ornithologist (1874–1969).
Born September 6th, 1874 in Smithfield.
Died June 25th, 1969 at 94 years old
Momir Korunović
Serbian architect (1883-1969).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Glogovac.
Died April 17th, 1969 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Paul Berth
Danish footballer (1890-1969).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 79 years old in Gentofte.
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 590
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