In the year 1969
543 Notable deaths
Bruno Söderström
Swedish track and field athlete (1881–1969).
Born October 28th, 1881 in Stockholm.
Died January 1st, 1969 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Ferdinand Cattini
Ice hockey player (1916–1969).
Born November 27th, 1916 in Grono. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1969 at 52 years old in Davos. [ref]
Władysław Dobrowolski
Polish fencer and athlete (1896–1969).
Born January 2nd, 1896 in Będzin.
Died February 25th, 1969 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Wilton Ivie
American arachnologist.
Born March 28th, 1907 in Eureka.
Died August 8th, 1969 at 62 years old in Kansas (traffic collision).
Jacobus van Egmond
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born February 17th, 1908 in Haarlem.
Died January 9th, 1969 at 60 years old in Haarlem.
František Ventura
Czech equestrian (1895–1969).
Born October 27th, 1895 in Vysoké Mýto.
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 74 years old in Prague.
Viktor Gertler
Hungarian film director, film editor and screenwriter.
Born August 24th, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marco Sala
Italian association football player (1886-1969).
Born August 19th, 1886 in Cornate d'Adda.
Died December 14th, 1969 at 83 years old in Milan.
Julio García Fernández de los Ríos
Equestrian (1894–1969).
Born December 31st, 1894 in Reinosa.
Died July 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Márton Homonnai
Hungarian water polo player (1906–1969).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 543
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson