In the year 1969
543 Notable deaths
Matsutarō Shōriki
Japanese journalist and media mogul (1885-1969).
Born April 11th, 1885 in Imizu.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 84 years old in Atami.
Hans Rademacher
German mathematician (1892–1969).
Born April 3rd, 1892 in Wandsbek. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1969 at 76 years old in Haverford. [ref]
Serge Poliakoff
French painter (1900–1969).
Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.
Al Taliaferro
American comics artist (1905-1969).
Born August 29th, 1905 in Montrose.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 63 years old in Glendale.
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
Gerhard Mitter
Racecar driver (1935-1969).
Born August 30th, 1935 in Krásná Lípa.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 33 years old in Nürburgring.
Juan Modesto
Spanish general (1906–1969).
Born September 24th, 1906 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died April 16th, 1969 at 62 years old in Prague.
Julius Katchen
American concert pianist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in New Jersey. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1969 at 42 years old in Paris. [ref]
Alice Perry
Irish engineer.
Born October 24th, 1885 in Galway.
Died August 21st, 1969 at 83 years old in Boston.
David Shaltiel
Israeli military commander (1903–1969).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Hamburg.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 66 years old in Jerusalem.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 543
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson