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In the year 1969
478 Notable deaths
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).
Ramdas Gandhi
Gandhi family member (1897-1969).
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Durban.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 72 years old in Mumbai.
Meher Baba
Indian spiritual master (1894–1969).
Born February 25th, 1894 in Pune.
Died January 31st, 1969 at 74 years old in Meherazad.
Princess Theodora, Margravine of Baden
Greco-danish princess; sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1906-1969).
Born May 30th, 1906 in Tatoi Palace.
Died October 16th, 1969 at 63 years old in Konstanz.
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Queen consort of spain (1887-1969).
Born October 24th, 1887 in Balmoral Castle.
Died April 15th, 1969 at 81 years old in Lausanne (heart failure).
Zakir Hussain
3rd president of india (1897-1969).
Born February 8th, 1897 in Hyderabad. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 72 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Thelma Ritter
American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1969 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Walter Gropius
German-american architect (1883–1969).
Born May 18th, 1883 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 86 years old in Boston. [ref]
Assia Wevill
Poet (1927-1969).
Born May 15th, 1927 in Berlin.
Died March 23rd, 1969 at 41 years old in London (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Chuck Taylor
Us basketball player and salesman (1901-1969).
Born June 24th, 1901 in Brown County.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Port Charlotte (myocardial infarction).
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling