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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Vecihi Hürkuş
Turkish aviator (1896–1969).
Born January 6th, 1896 in Istanbul.
Died July 16th, 1969 at 73 years old in Gülhane Training and Research Hospital.
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]
Dominique Pire
Belgian dominican friar (1910–1969).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Dinant. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 58 years old in Herent. [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]
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Jan Zajíc
Czechoslovak protester.
Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (Self-immolation). [ref]
Walter Christaller
German geographer.
Born April 21st, 1893 in Altensteig.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist (1897–1969).
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Curt Bräuer
German politician (1889-1969).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Wrocław.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden.
Aleksandr Deyneka
Russian artist (1899-1969).
Born May 20th, 1899 in Kursk. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1969 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 538
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