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In the year 1969
510 Notable deaths
Ardeshir Irani
Indian film director (1886–1969).
Born December 5th, 1886 in Pune.
Died October 14th, 1969 at 82 years old in Mumbai.
Walter Pitts
American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Detroit.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 46 years old in Cambridge.
Charles Winninger
Actor (1884-1969).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Athens. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1969 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (sepsis).
Charles Brackett
American screenwriter (1892–1969).
Born November 26th, 1892 in Saratoga Springs.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Leigh Harline
American film composer and songwriter (1907-1969).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1969 at 62 years old in Long Beach (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Radivoj Korać
Serbian basketball player (1938–1969).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Sombor.
Died June 2nd, 1969 at 30 years old in Sarajevo (car collision, blunt trauma).
Karl Freund
German film director and cinematographer (1890-1969).
Born January 16th, 1890 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Rómulo Gallegos
Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969).
Born August 2nd, 1884 in Caracas. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1969 at 84 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Albany.
Died December 19th, 1969 at 57 years old in Van Nuys.
Lloyd Corrigan
American actor (1900–1969).
Born October 16th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1969 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills.
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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