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In the year 1969
482 Notable deaths
Paul Hawkins
Racecar driver (1937-1969).
Born October 12th, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died May 26th, 1969 at 31 years old in Oulton Park.
William S. Sadler
Psychiatrist and author.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Spencer.
Died April 26th, 1969 at 93 years old in Chicago.
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, film writer (1890-1969).
Born February 12th, 1890 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Enid Bennett
Actress (1893-1969).
Born July 15th, 1893 in York. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1969 at 75 years old in Malibu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Max Weinreich
American/latvian linguist.
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Theodor Reik
Austrian-american psychoanalyst.
Born May 12th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1969 at 81 years old in New York City.
Tiburcio Carías
President of honduras (1876-1969).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Tegucigalpa.
Died December 23rd, 1969 at 93 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Ernst Deutsch
Austrian actor (1890–1969).
Born September 16th, 1890 in Prague.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 78 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player (1938–1969).
Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.
Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old (aircraft crash).
Harold Davenport
English mathematician (1907-1969).
Born October 30th, 1907 in Huncoat.
Died June 9th, 1969 at 61 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 482
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