In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist (1928–1969).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
Wilhelm Backhaus
Pianist.
Born March 26th, 1884 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 85 years old in Villach. [ref]
Hans-Erich Voss
German admiral (1897-1969).
Born October 30th, 1897 in Angermünde.
Died November 18th, 1969 at 72 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Tanaka Raizō
Japanese admiral.
Born April 27th, 1892 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 77 years old
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]
Joseph Schacht
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1902 in Racibórz.
Died August 1st, 1969 at 67 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Don Drummond
Jamaican ska trombonist and composer (1932-1969).
Born March 12th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died May 6th, 1969 at 37 years old in Kingston.
Ernest Ansermet
Swiss conductor (1883–1969).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Vevey.
Died February 20th, 1969 at 85 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
William S. Sadler
Psychiatrist and author.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Spencer.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 93 years old in Chicago.
Pratima Tagore
Indian bengali artist (1893-1969).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died January 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Santiniketan.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz