In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
President of somalia (1919–1969).
Born June 8th, 1919 in Harardhere. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1969 at 50 years old in Las Anod (gunshot wound).
Nicolas Grunitzky
Togolese president (1913-1969).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Charles Judels
Dutch-american actor (1882–1969).
Born August 17th, 1882 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 1969 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
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.
Died November 8th, 1969 at 57 years old in Santa Catalina Island (myocardial infarction).
Jakob Grimminger
Ss officer (1892–1969).
Born April 25th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died January 28th, 1969 at 76 years old in Munich.
C. F. Powell
British physicist.
Born December 5th, 1903 in Tonbridge.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 65 years old in Lake Como.
Morihiro Higashikuni
Imperial japanese army officer; member of a cadet line of the japanese imperial family (1917–1969).
Died February 1st, 1969 at 51 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Robert Mulka
Holocaust perpetrator (1895–1969).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Hamburg.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Arthur Lismer
Canadian artist (1885-1969).
Born June 27th, 1885 in Sheffield.
Died March 24th, 1969 at 83 years old in Montreal.
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist (1928–1969).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
Sigrid Gurie
American actress (1911-1969).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 58 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism).
Erskine Sanford
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1885 in Trinidad.
Died July 7th, 1969 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Karl Kaufmann
German politician (1900-1969).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Krefeld.
Died December 4th, 1969 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Léon Brillouin
French physicist (1889-1969).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Sèvres.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 80 years old in New York City.
Frederick Varley
Canadian painter, member of the canadian group of seven artists (1881-1969).
Born January 2nd, 1881 in Sheffield.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Wilhelm Backhaus
German pianist (1884–1969).
Born March 26th, 1884 in Leipzig.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Villach.
Raizō Tanaka
Japanese admiral (1892–1969).
Born April 27th, 1892 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 77 years old
Joseph Schacht
German islamic scholar (1902–1969).
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood.
Vecihi Hürkuş
Turkish aviator (1896–1969).
Born January 6th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died July 16th, 1969 at 73 years old in Gülhane Training and Research Hospital.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 590
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi