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In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Lucien Bianchi
Belgian racing driver (1934-1969).
Born November 10th, 1934 in Milan.
Died March 30th, 1969 at 34 years old in Le Mans.
Ben Shahn
Us-american painter, graphic designer and photographer of lithuanian descent.
Born September 12th, 1898 in Kaunas.
Died March 14th, 1969 at 70 years old in New York City.
Max Eastman
American writer (1883-1969).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Canandaigua.
Died March 25th, 1969 at 86 years old in Bridgetown.
Terry de la Mesa Allen
American army officer (1888-1969).
Died September 12th, 1969 at 81 years old in El Paso.
Arthur Friedenreich
Brazilian footballer (1892-1969).
Born July 18th, 1892 in São Paulo.
Died September 6th, 1969 at 77 years old in São Paulo.
Hugh Williams
British actor (1904-1969).
Born March 6th, 1904 in Bexhill-on-Sea.
Died December 12th, 1969 at 65 years old in London (cancer).
Miles Malleson
English actor.
Born May 25th, 1888 in Croydon. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1969 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Magic Sam
American chicago blues musician (1937-1969).
Born February 14th, 1937 in Grenada.
Died December 1st, 1969 at 32 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Ben Alexander
American actor (1911-1969).
Born May 26th, 1911 in Goldfield.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 58 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Marighella
Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter (1911–1969).
Born December 5th, 1911 in Salvador.
Died November 4th, 1969 at 57 years old in São Paulo (gunshot wound).
Paul Birch
American actor (1912-1969).
Born January 13th, 1912 in Atmore.
Died May 24th, 1969 at 57 years old in St. George's.
René Barrientos
President of bolivia (1919-1969).
Born May 30th, 1919 in Tarata.
Died April 27th, 1969 at 49 years old in Cochabamba.
Harry Hammond Hess
United states admiral, geologist (1906-1969).
Born May 24th, 1906 in New York City.
Died August 25th, 1969 at 63 years old in Woods Hole (myocardial infarction).
Ramón Grau
President of cuba (1887-1969).
Born September 13th, 1887 in La Palma.
Died July 28th, 1969 at 81 years old in Havana (cancer).
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.
Mikio Naruse
Film director.
Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1969 at 63 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969).
Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.
Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.
William Frederick Friedman
American cryptologist (1891–1969).
Born September 24th, 1891 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Angelina Beloff
Russian-mexican artist (1879-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Wacław Sierpiński
Polish mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Michael Lippert
Ss officer (1897-1969).
Born April 24th, 1897 in Schönwald.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 72 years old in Wuppertal.
Otto Stern
German-american physicist (1888–1969).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Żory.
Died August 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer
German military physician, geneticist and biochemist (1896-1969).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Wildeck. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Münster (traffic collision).
Radivoj Korać
Serbian basketball player (1938–1969).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Sombor.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 30 years old in Sarajevo (car collision, blunt trauma).
Artur da Costa e Silva
Military and president of brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship.
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Taquari. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1969 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 125 of 554
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