In the year 1969
510 Notable deaths
James H. Duff
American politician (1883-1969).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Mansfield.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Chen Yinque
Chinese historian, linguist, and politician.
Born June 16th, 1890 in Changsha. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1969 at 79 years old in Guangzhou. [ref]
Boris Anrep
Russian artist, active in britain.
Born September 27th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in London.
Jean Price-Mars
Haitian doctor, politician and writer (1876–1969).
Born October 15th, 1876 in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord.
Died March 1st, 1969 at 92 years old in Pétion-Ville.
Marius Barbeau
Canadian ethnographer and folklorist.
Born March 5th, 1883 in Sainte-Marie. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1969 at 85 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Lambert Hillyer
Film director, screenwriter (1893-1969).
Born July 8th, 1893 in South Bend.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 75 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Fritz Reinhardt
German politician (1895-1969).
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Ilmenau.
Died June 17th, 1969 at 74 years old in Regensburg.
Josef Beran
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist.
Born December 29th, 1888 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1969 at 80 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Gabriel Chevallier
French writer (1895-1969).
Born May 3rd, 1895 in Lyon. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1969 at 74 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Tao Zhu
Chinese politician (1908-1969).
Born January 16th, 1908 in Qiyang.
Died November 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Hefei (gallbladder cancer).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 510
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