In the year 1969
554 Notable deaths
Constance Dowling
Actress.
Born July 24th, 1920 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1969 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter.
Born July 10th, 1894 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Willy Ley
German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Frederic Bartlett
British psychologist and academic (1886–1969).
Born October 20th, 1886 in Stow-on-the-Wold.
Died September 30th, 1969 at 82 years old in Cambridge.
Robert Arthur Jr.
American mystery and speculative fiction writer (1909–1969).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Fort Mills.
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 59 years old in Philadelphia.
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1969 at 45 years old in Asalem.
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German explorer (1873-1969).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Schwerin.
Died August 5th, 1969 at 95 years old in Eutin.
Jason Savard
Bulgarian politician and general (1882-1969).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Pazardzhik. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1969 at 87 years old in Sofia (stroke). [ref]
Grażyna Bacewicz
Polish composer and violinist (1909–1969).
Born February 5th, 1909 in Łódź.
Died January 17th, 1969 at 59 years old in Warsaw.
Ivy Compton-Burnett
English writer (1884-1969).
Born June 5th, 1884 in Pinner. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in London (bronchitis). [ref]
Vesto Slipher
American astronomer.
Born November 11th, 1875 in Mulberry.
Died November 8th, 1969 at 93 years old in Flagstaff.
Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava.
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]
Fortunio Bonanova
Actor and opera singer (1895-1969).
Born January 13th, 1895 in Palma.
Died April 2nd, 1969 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills.
Charles Judels
Actor (1882-1969).
Born August 17th, 1882 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 1969 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Nicolas Grunitzky
Togolese president (1913-1969).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
May Gibbs
Australian author and illustrator (1877–1969).
Born January 17th, 1877 in Kent, Sydenham.
Died November 27th, 1969 at 92 years old in Sydney.
Violet Alva
Indian politician (1908-1969).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Ahmedabad.
Died November 20th, 1969 at 61 years old in New Delhi.
Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general of the panzer troops (1896 – 1969).
Born December 6th, 1896 in Prusice.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 72 years old in Neuburg an der Donau.
Soe Hok Gie
Indonesian activist (1942–1969).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Jakarta.
Died December 16th, 1969 at 26 years old in Semeru.
Dave O'Brien
American actor and director (1912-1969).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Big Spring. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1969 at 57 years old in Santa Catalina Island (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
President of somalia (1919-1969).
Born October 16th, 1919 in Harardhere. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1969 at 49 years old in Las Anod (gunshot wound).
Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi
Quran reciter (1920-1969).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Al-Munsha'āh.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 49 years old in Al-Munsha'āh (esophageal varix).
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