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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Sergei Stolyarov
Soviet actor (1911–1969).
Born November 1st, 1911. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1969 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Constantin Silvestri
Romanian conductor and composer.
Born June 13th, 1913 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1969 at 55 years old in London (cancer).
Hans Kreysing
German general (1890-1969).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Göttingen.
Died April 14th, 1969 at 78 years old in Oldenburg.
Frederick Lane
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder (1880-1969).
Born February 2nd, 1880 in Millers Point.
Died May 14th, 1969 at 89 years old in Avalon Beach.
Margarita Xirgu
Spanish-uruguayan actor.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Charles Foulkes
British-canadian general (1903–1969).
Born January 3rd, 1903 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died September 12th, 1969 at 66 years old in Ottawa.
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Finnish athletics competitor (1907-1969).
Born January 5th, 1907 in Ylöjärvi.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 62 years old in Heinola.
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]
René Guillot
French children's writer (1900–1969).
Born January 24th, 1900 in Courcoury.
Died March 26th, 1969 at 69 years old in Paris.
Martin Gusinde
German-austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969).
Born October 29th, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 82 years old in Mödling.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 538
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid