In the year 1969
484 Notable deaths
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Iris Barry
American art historian and film preservationist (1895-1969).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Washwood Heath. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 74 years old in Marseille.
Rhys Williams
Welsh actor (1897-1969).
Born December 31st, 1897 in Merionethshire.
Died May 28th, 1969 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Moisés Solana
Mexican racing driver.
Born December 26th, 1935 in Mexico City.
Died July 27th, 1969 at 33 years old in Valle de Bravo Municipality.
Martin Gusinde
German priest and ethnologist.
Born October 29th, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 82 years old in Mödling.
Carlos Arroyo
President of ecuador (1939) / (1940 - 1944).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Guayaquil.
Died October 31st, 1969 at 75 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia).
René Guillot
French children's writer.
Born January 24th, 1900 in Courcoury. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1969 at 69 years old in Paris.
Enrique Ballestrero
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1969).
Born January 18th, 1905 in Colonia del Sacramento.
Died October 11th, 1969 at 64 years old in Montevideo.
Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
Austrian academic, orientalist and historian (1894-1969).
Born July 26th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 484
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X