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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
John Loaring
Canadian hurdler and sprinter (1915–1969).
Born August 3rd, 1915 in Winnipeg.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 54 years old in Windsor.
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1920-1969).
Born August 15th, 1920 in Munich.
Died July 30th, 1969 at 48 years old in Hechingen.
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).
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]
Byeon Yeong-tae
South korean politician (1892-1969).
Born December 15th, 1892 in Bucheon.
Died March 10th, 1969 at 76 years old in Seoul.
Elsa Rendschmidt
German figure skater (1886-1969).
Born January 11th, 1886 in Berlin.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Celle.
Filippo Bottino
Italian weightlifter (1888–1969).
Born December 9th, 1888 in Genoa.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 80 years old in Sestri Ponente.
Katsutoshi Naitō
Japanese wrestler (1895–1969).
Born February 25th, 1895 in Hiroshima.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 74 years old
Jules Vanhevel
Belgian cyclist (1895–1969).
Born March 10th, 1895 in Koekelare.
Died July 21st, 1969 at 74 years old in Ostend.
Jef Demuysere
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [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]
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]
Willy Røgeberg
Sport shooter (1905–1969).
Born December 11th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 64 years old in Oslo.
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.
Károly Dietz
Hungarian footballer (1885-1969).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Sopron.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Budapest.
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Lev Sverdlin
Soviet actor (1901-1969).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died August 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Paul Berth
Danish footballer (1890-1969).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 79 years old in Gentofte.
Borys Hmyria
Ukrainian opera singer (1903–1969).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Lebedyn.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 66 years old in Kyiv.
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).
Saverio Ragno
Italian fencer (1902-1969).
Born December 6th, 1902 in Trani.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 66 years old in Sacile.
Walter Edmond Clyde Todd
American ornithologist (1874–1969).
Born September 6th, 1874 in Smithfield.
Died June 25th, 1969 at 94 years old
Albert Ströck
Romanian association football player (1903-1969).
Born October 2nd, 1903 in Oradea.
Died July 10th, 1969 at 65 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Henri Massé
French orientalist (1886-1969).
Born March 2nd, 1886 in France.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 590
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