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In the year 1969
511 Notable deaths
Jim Bellamy
English footballer and manager (1881-1969).
Born September 11th, 1881 in London.
Died March 30th, 1969 at 87 years old in Chadwell Heath.
Frederick Garfield Gilmore
Boxer.
Born May 22nd, 1887 in Montreal.
Died March 17th, 1969 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Heinrich Hax
German general, knight's cross recipients and olympic silver medalist.
Born January 24th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died September 1st, 1969 at 69 years old in Koblenz.
Károly Fogl
Football player (1895-1969).
Born January 19th, 1895 in Újpest.
Died January 12th, 1969 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Werner Janensch
German paleontologist and geologist (1878–1969).
Born November 11th, 1878 in Herzberg (Elster).
Died October 20th, 1969 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Natalya Lysenko
Russian actress.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Kurt Kuhnke
German racing driver.
Born April 30th, 1910 in Szczecin.
Died February 8th, 1969 at 58 years old in Brunswick.
Helmut Weiss
German film director (1907-1969).
Born January 25th, 1907 in Göttingen.
Died January 13th, 1969 at 61 years old in Berlin.
August Sang
Estonian poet.
Born July 27th, 1914 in Pärnu. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1969 at 55 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Manuel Plaza
Athlete from chile.
Born March 17th, 1900 in San Bernardo.
Died February 9th, 1969 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 511
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