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In the year 1969
482 Notable deaths
Jan Zajíc
Czechoslovak protester.
Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (Self-immolation). [ref]
Mark Bernes
Soviet actor and singer.
Born October 8th, 1911 in Nizhyn.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Aleksandr Deyneka
Russian artist (1899-1969).
Born May 20th, 1899 in Kursk. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arthur John Arberry
British scholar of arabic, persian and islamic literature.
Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Joseph Schacht
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist.
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zürich.
Claudius Dornier
German aerospace engineer and inventor.
Born May 14th, 1884 in Kempten. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Zug. [ref]
Ömer Faruk Osmanoğlu
Ottoman turkish noble (1898-1969).
Born February 27th, 1898 in Istanbul.
Died March 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Marek Hłasko
Polish writer.
Born January 13th, 1934 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1969 at 35 years old in Wiesbaden (intoxication). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 482
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