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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
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).
Artur da Costa e Silva
Military and president of brazil (1899–1985) during the dictator ship.
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Taquari. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1969 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Susanne Cramer
German actress (1936-1969).
Born December 3rd, 1936 in Frankfurt.
Died January 7th, 1969 at 32 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Charles Winninger
Actor (1884-1969).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Athens. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1969 at 84 years old in Palm Springs (sepsis).
Krzysztof Komeda
Polish musician.
Born April 27th, 1937 in Poznań. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1969 at 31 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Albany.
Died December 19th, 1969 at 57 years old in Van Nuys.
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]
Lloyd Corrigan
American actor (1900–1969).
Born October 16th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died November 5th, 1969 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills.
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]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 538
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