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In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Violet Bonham Carter
Politician (1887-1969).
Born April 15th, 1887 in Hampstead.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 81 years old (myocardial infarction).
Barbara Pepper
American actress.
Born May 31st, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1969 at 54 years old in Panorama City (thrombosis).
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969).
Born November 21st, 1904 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1969 at 64 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Frank Loesser
American songwriter (1910-1969).
Born June 29th, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1969 at 59 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Jan Palach
Student who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest (1948-1969).
Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old (Self-immolation). [ref]
Tchombé 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.
Charles Edison
American politician (1890-1969).
Born August 3rd, 1890 in West Orange.
Died July 31st, 1969 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Anukulchandra Chakraborty
Hindu religious guru & founder of satsang ashram (1888–1969).
Born September 14th, 1888 in Hemayetpur.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Deoghar.
Paul Chambers
American jazz double bassist (1935–1969).
Born April 22nd, 1935 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 33 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Josef von Sternberg
Austrian-american film director (1894-1969).
Born May 29th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 75 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barton MacLane
Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Columbia.
Died January 1st, 1969 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Natalie Talmadge
American actress (1896-1969).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Barbara Bates
Actress (1925-1969).
Born August 6th, 1925 in Denver.
Died March 18th, 1969 at 43 years old in Denver (asphyxia).
Li Zongren
Chinese military commander, former vice-president and acting president of the roc (1890-1969).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Lingui District. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Norman Manley
Chief minister of jamaica (1893-1969).
Born July 4th, 1893 in Manchester Parish.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 76 years old in Kingston.
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Munich.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 63 years old in Zurich (brain cancer).
Zakir Husain
3rd president of india (1897-1969).
Born February 8th, 1897 in Hyderabad.
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.
Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old [ref]
Tom Mboya
Kenyan politician (1930-1969).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 38 years old in Nairobi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
John Llewellyn Lewis
American labor leader (1880-1969).
Born February 12th, 1880 in Cleveland Township.
Died June 11th, 1969 at 89 years old in Alexandria.
B. Traven
German novelist.
Born February 23rd, 1890 in Świebodzin. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1969 at 79 years old in Mexico City, Chiapas. [ref]
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).
Skip James
American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.
Born June 9th, 1902 in Bentonia. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
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