In the year 1969
482 Notable deaths
William Frederick Friedman
American cryptologist.
Born September 24th, 1891 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1969 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Susanne Cramer
German actress (1936-1969).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died January 7th, 1969 at 32 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Alexandra
German recording artist; singer.
Born May 19th, 1942 in Šilutė.
Died July 31st, 1969 at 27 years old in Tellingstedt (traffic collision).
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer
German military physician, geneticist and biochemist (1896-1969).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Wildeck. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Münster (traffic collision).
Mikio Naruse
Film director.
Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1969 at 63 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).
René Barrientos
President of bolivia (1919-1969).
Born May 30th, 1919 in Tarata.
Died April 27th, 1969 at 49 years old in Cochabamba.
Wacław Sierpiński
Mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Krzysztof Komeda
Polish musician.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Poznań. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 31 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Otto Stern
German-american physicist (1888–1969).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Żory. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Ilse Steppat
German actress.
Born November 30th, 1917 in Barmen.
Died December 21st, 1969 at 52 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 482
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino