In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi
Quran reciter (1920-1969).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Al-Munsha'āh.
Died June 20th, 1969 at 49 years old in Al-Munsha'āh (esophageal varix).
Jakob Grimminger
Ss officer.
Born April 25th, 1892 in Augsburg.
Died January 28th, 1969 at 76 years old in Munich.
C. F. Powell
British physicist.
Born December 5th, 1903 in Tonbridge.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 65 years old in Lake Como.
Robert Mulka
Holocaust perpetrator.
Born April 12th, 1895 in Hamburg.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 74 years old in Hamburg.
Morihiro Higashikuni
Imperial japanese army officer; member of a cadet line of the japanese imperial family.
Died February 1st, 1969 at 51 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Frederick Varley
Canadian painter, member of the canadian group of seven artists (1881-1969).
Born January 2nd, 1881 in Sheffield.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 88 years old in Toronto.
Erskine Sanford
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1885 in Trinidad.
Died July 7th, 1969 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Léon Brillouin
French physicist (1889-1969).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Sèvres.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 80 years old in New York City.
Sigrid Gurie
American actress (1911-1969).
Born May 18th, 1911 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1969 at 58 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Karl Kaufmann
German politician (1900-1969).
Born October 10th, 1900 in Krefeld.
Died December 4th, 1969 at 69 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 538
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