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In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Bridget Dowling
Adolf hitler's sister-in-law via her marriage to alois hitler, jr..
Born July 3rd, 1891 in Dublin.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 78 years old in Long Island.
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player (1934-1969).
Born September 17th, 1934 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1969 at 34 years old in Dallas (cancer, ovarian cancer). [ref]
Adolfo López Mateos
President of mexico (1910-1969).
Born May 26th, 1910 in Ciudad López Mateos.
Died September 22nd, 1969 at 59 years old in Mexico City (intracranial aneurysm).
Miles Dempsey
British army officer (1896-1969).
Born December 15th, 1896 in New Brighton, Wallasey.
Died June 5th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berkshire (cancer).
Eberhard von Mackensen
German general (1889–1969).
Born September 24th, 1889 in Bydgoszcz.
Died May 19th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neumünster.
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Greenville.
Died September 5th, 1969 at 55 years old in Manhasset.
W. Lee O'Daniel
American politician (1890–1969).
Born March 11th, 1890 in Malta.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 79 years old in Dallas.
Kurt Blome
German politician (1894-1969); high-ranking nazi scientist; deputy reich health leader.
Born January 31st, 1894 in Bielefeld.
Died October 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Dortmund.
Harley Earl
American designer (1893-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Palm Beach (stroke). [ref]
Leo McCarey
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Michiyo Tsujimura
Japanese agricultural scientist.
Born September 17th, 1888 in Okegawa.
Died June 1st, 1969 at 80 years old in Toyohashi.
Mildred Davis
American actress (1901–1969).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died August 18th, 1969 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Rex Ingram
American actor (1895/1903–1969).
Born October 20th, 1895 in Navarro, Cairo.
Died September 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Martita Hunt
British actress (1900–1969).
Born January 30th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in London (asthma).
Vjekoslav Luburić
Croatian war criminal; ustaše official who headed the system of concentration camps in the independent state of croatia (ndh) during much of world war ii (1913-1969).
Born March 6th, 1914 in Ljubuški.
Died April 20th, 1969 at 55 years old in Carcaixent (blunt trauma, cranial trauma).
Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane
Mozambican politician (1920-1969).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Manjacaze.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 48 years old in Dar es Salaam (explosion). [ref]
Witold Marian Gombrowicz
Polish writer.
Born August 4th, 1904 in Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1969 at 64 years old in Vence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan Mowbray
British actor.
Born August 18th, 1896 in London. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1969 at 72 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Josef Blösche
Ss soldier and war criminal (1912–1969).
Born February 12th, 1912 in Frýdlant.
Died July 29th, 1969 at 57 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Stanley Andrews
American actor (1891-1969).
Born August 18th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
John Boles
American actor (1895–1969).
Born October 28th, 1895 in Greenville.
Died February 27th, 1969 at 73 years old in San Angelo (myocardial infarction).
Ruth White
Film, stage and television actress (1914–1969).
Born April 24th, 1914 in Perth Amboy.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 55 years old in Perth Amboy (cancer).
Richmal Crompton
English short-story writer and novelist (1890–1969).
Born December 15th, 1890 in Bury. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1969 at 78 years old in Farnborough. [ref]
Peter van Eyck
German-american actor (1911-1969).
Born July 16th, 1913 in Kamienny Jaz. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
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