In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Otto Stern
German-american physicist (1888–1969).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Żory.
Died August 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Berkeley.
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.
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).
Ömer Faruk Efendi
Ottoman noble (1898–1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Wynonie Harris
American blues singer (1915–1969).
Born August 24th, 1915 in Omaha.
Died June 14th, 1969 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer).
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).
Otmar von Verschuer
German military physician, geneticist and biochemist (1896-1969).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Wildeck.
Died August 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Münster (traffic collision).
Rómulo Gallegos
Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969).
Born August 2nd, 1884 in Caracas.
Died April 7th, 1969 at 84 years old in Caracas.
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Albany.
Died December 19th, 1969 at 57 years old in Van Nuys.
Lloyd Corrigan
American actor (1900–1969).
Born October 16th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1969 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills.
Charles Brackett
American screenwriter (1892–1969).
Born November 26th, 1892 in Saratoga Springs.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Bavarian prince (1883-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1883 in Munich.
Died September 6th, 1969 at 85 years old in Hinterstein.
Charles Winninger
Actor (1884-1969).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Athens.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (sepsis).
Krzysztof Komeda
Polish musician.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Poznań. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 31 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Karl Freund
German film director and cinematographer (1890-1969).
Born January 16th, 1890 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Leigh Harline
American film composer and songwriter (1907-1969).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 10th, 1969 at 62 years old in Long Beach (head and neck cancer).
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
American neuroscientist (1898–1969).
Born November 16th, 1898 in Orange. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1969 at 70 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Grand mufti of saudi arabia (1890–1969).
Born July 24th, 1893 in Riyadh.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 76 years old in Riyadh.
Susanne Cramer
German actress (1936-1969).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Frankfurt.
Died January 7th, 1969 at 32 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Osbert Sitwell
British writer; baronet (1892-1969).
Born December 6th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1969 at 76 years old in Castello di Montegufoni (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ilse Steppat
German actress (1917–1969).
Born November 30th, 1917 in Barmen.
Died December 21st, 1969 at 52 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
He Long
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1896–1969).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Sangzhi County.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Beijing (diabetes).
Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902-1969).
Born November 15th, 1904 in Serafimovich.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).
Born October 8th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
José María Arguedas
Peruvian writer (1911–1969).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 590
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom