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In the year 1969
478 Notable deaths
Osbert Sitwell
British writer; baronet (1892-1969).
Born December 6th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1969 at 76 years old in Castello di Montegufoni (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Joseph Kosma
Hungarian-french composer (1905–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1969 at 63 years old in La Roche-Guyon. [ref]
Ismail al-Azhari
President of sudan from 1965 to 1969.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Omdurman.
Died August 26th, 1969 at 67 years old in Sudan.
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter.
Born July 10th, 1894 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1969 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Mitzi Green
American child actress (1920–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1920 in The Bronx.
Died May 24th, 1969 at 48 years old in Huntington Beach (cancer).
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
Writer, thinker, and social and political critic (1923-1969).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1969 at 45 years old in Asalem.
He Long
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1896-1969).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Sangzhi County.
Died June 8th, 1969 at 73 years old in Beijing (diabetes).
Soe Hok Gie
Indonesian activist.
Born December 17th, 1942 in Jakarta.
Died December 16th, 1969 at 26 years old in Semeru.
Willy Ley
German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.
Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.
Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902-1969).
Born November 15th, 1904 in Serafimovich.
Died April 22nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 478
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin