In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Jack Kerouac
American writer.
Born March 12th, 1922 in Lowell. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1969 at 47 years old in St. Petersburg (internal bleeding). [ref]
Boris Karloff
British actor (1887–1969).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich.
Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).
Vito Genovese
Italian-born american mobster.
Born November 21st, 1897 in Risigliano. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1969 at 71 years old in Springfield (myocardial infarction).
Jay Sebring
Hair stylist and murder victim (1933-1969).
Born October 10th, 1933 in Birmingham.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 35 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stabbing).
Jeffrey Hunter
American actor and producer (1926–1969).
Born November 25th, 1926 in New Orleans.
Died May 27th, 1969 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cerebral hemorrhage).
Franz von Papen
German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and chancellor of germany (1879–1969).
Born October 29th, 1879 in Werl.
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 89 years old in Sasbach.
Saud of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia from 1953 to 1964.
Born January 15th, 1902 in Kuwait City.
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction).
Allen Welsh Dulles
First civilian and longest-serving director of central intelligence (dci).
Born April 7th, 1893 in Watertown.
Died January 29th, 1969 at 75 years old in Georgetown (pneumonia).
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
German architect.
Born March 27th, 1886 in Aachen. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1969 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
C. N. Annadurai
Indian film writer and former chief minister of tamil nadu, india (1909-1969).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Kanchipuram.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 59 years old in Chennai (esophageal cancer).
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X