In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
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).
Pralhad Keshav Atre
Indian writer (1898-1969).
Born August 13th, 1898 in Saswad.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in Mumbai.
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.
Died July 15th, 1969 at 55 years old in Männedorf (disease).
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
American painter, graphic designer and photographer of lithuanian descent (1898–1969).
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).
Jimmy Wilde
Welsh boxer (1892–1969).
Born May 15th, 1892 in Quakers Yard.
Died March 10th, 1969 at 76 years old in Cardiff.
Miles Malleson
English actor (1888–1969).
Born May 25th, 1888 in Croydon.
Died March 15th, 1969 at 80 years old in London.
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 Emilio Barrientos Ortuño
President of bolivia (1919–1969).
Born May 30th, 1919 in Tarata.
Died April 27th, 1969 at 49 years old in Cochabamba.
Harry Hammond Hess
American 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
Japanese filmmaker (1905–1969).
Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo.
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.
Wacław Sierpiński
Polish mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau