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In the year 1969
590 Notable deaths
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer (1932-1969).
Born March 12th, 1934 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1969 at 35 years old in Kingston.
Pratima Tagore
Indian bengali artist (1893-1969).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died January 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Santiniketan.
William S. Sadler
Psychiatrist and author (1875–1969).
Born June 24th, 1875 in Spencer.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 93 years old in Chicago.
Claudius Dornier
German aerospace engineer and inventor (1884–1969).
Born May 14th, 1884 in Kempten.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Zug.
Ernest Ansermet
Swiss conductor (1883–1969).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Vevey.
Died February 20th, 1969 at 85 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Tiburcio Carías
President of honduras.
Born March 5th, 1876 in Tegucigalpa.
Died December 23rd, 1969 at 93 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Pee Wee Russell
American musician (1906–1969).
Born March 27th, 1906 in Maplewood.
Died February 15th, 1969 at 62 years old in Alexandria.
Dominique Pire
Belgian dominican friar (1910–1969).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Dinant. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 58 years old in Herent. [ref]
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Arthur John Arberry
British scholar of middle east studies (1905–1969).
Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge.
Max Weinreich
American/latvian linguist (1894–1969).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Kuldīga.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in New York City.
Aleksandr Deyneka
Russian artist (1899-1969).
Born May 20th, 1899 in Kursk. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aino Sibelius
Wife of jean sibelius (1871–1969).
Born August 10th, 1871 in Hausjärvi.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 97 years old in Ainola.
Jan Zajíc
Czechoslovak protester (1950–1969).
Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (self-immolation). [ref]
Walter Christaller
German geographer (1893–1969).
Born April 21st, 1893 in Altensteig.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Polish general and politician (1885-1969).
Born November 19th, 1885 in Warsaw.
Died October 11th, 1969 at 83 years old in Arundel.
Zhang Zhizhong
Chinese military officer and politician (1890-1969).
Born October 27th, 1890 in Chaohu.
Died April 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist (1897–1969).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Constantin Ion Parhon
Romanian neuropsychiatrist, endocrinologist and politician (1874-1969).
Born October 15th, 1874 in Câmpulung.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 94 years old in Bucharest.
Curt Bräuer
German politician (1889-1969).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Wrocław.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden.
Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
(1907-1969); 5th prince of sayn-wittgenstein-berleburg.
Born February 28th, 1907 in Bad Berleburg.
Died November 29th, 1969 at 62 years old in Soviet Union.
Paul Hawkins
Racecar driver (1937-1969).
Born October 12th, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died May 26th, 1969 at 31 years old in Oulton Park.
Ronald Scobie
British army general (1893–1969).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Mandalay.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 75 years old in Aldershot.
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, film writer (1890-1969).
Born February 12th, 1890 in Buffalo.
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Russ Morgan
American big band leader and arranger, songwriter (1904–1969).
Born April 29th, 1904 in Scranton.
Died August 8th, 1969 at 65 years old in Las Vegas (cerebral hemorrhage).
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