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In the year 1969
478 Notable deaths
Rod La Rocque
American actor (1898-1969).
Born November 29th, 1898 in Chicago.
Died October 15th, 1969 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (disease). [ref]
Vernon Duke
American composer (1903-1969).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Parafjanava. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1969 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Bavarian prince (1883-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1883 in Munich.
Died September 6th, 1969 at 85 years old in Hinterstein.
Korney Chukovsky
Russian children's writer.
Born March 31st, 1882 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1969 at 87 years old in Moscow (hepatitis). [ref]
Violet Alva
Indian politician (1908-1969).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Ahmedabad.
Died November 20th, 1969 at 61 years old in New Delhi.
Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]
Édouard Cortès
French painter (1882-1969).
Born August 6th, 1882 in Lagny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1969 at 87 years old in Lagny-sur-Marne. [ref]
José María Arguedas
Peruvian writer (1911-1969).
Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh
Grand mufti of saudi arabia (1890–1969).
Born July 24th, 1893 in Riyadh.
Died December 3rd, 1969 at 76 years old in Riyadh.
Nicolas Grunitzky
Togolese president (1913-1969).
Born April 5th, 1913 in Atakpamé.
Died September 27th, 1969 at 56 years old in Paris (traffic collision).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 478
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