In the year 1969
543 Notable deaths
Juho Saaristo
Athletics competitor (1891-1969).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Tampere.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Tampere.
Pauline Hall
Norwegian writer, music critic, organizer and composer (1890-1969).
Born August 2nd, 1890 in Hamar municipality. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Natalya Lysenko
Russian actress.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Titus Zeman
Slovak salesian and roman catholic priest.
Born January 4th, 1915 in Vajnory. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1969 at 54 years old in Bratislava (organ dysfunction).
Rahmah El Yunusiyyah
Indonesian politician and education activist.
Born October 26th, 1900 in Bukit Surungan.
Died February 26th, 1969 at 68 years old in Padang Panjang.
Helmut Weiss
German film director (1907-1969).
Born January 25th, 1907 in Göttingen.
Died January 13th, 1969 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Patrick Flynn
Athletics competitor (1894–1969).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.
Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. [ref]
Wilhelm von Apell
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892-1969).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Bückeburg.
Died March 7th, 1969 at 77 years old in Varnhalt.
Tadeusz Peiper
Polish writer.
Born May 3rd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Francišak Kušal
Belarusian officer and general (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Piaršai.
Died May 25th, 1969 at 74 years old in Rochester.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 543
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde