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In the year 1969
511 Notable deaths
Armin Joseph Deutsch
American astronomer (1918-1969).
Born January 25th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died November 11th, 1969 at 51 years old in Pasadena.
Teodor Peterek
Polish footballer (1910-1969).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 12th, 1969 at 58 years old in Słupiec (Nowa Ruda).
Lacey Hearn
American olympic runner.
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1969 at 88 years old in Fort Wayne.
Edith Johnson
Actress (1894-1969).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1969 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Norwegian composer.
Born April 13th, 1894 in Christiania. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1969 at 74 years old in Enna. [ref]
Tadeusz Peiper
Polish writer.
Born May 3rd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jaroslav Křička
Czech conductor, music educator and composer.
Born August 27th, 1882 in Kelč. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1969 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]
Veli Saarinen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Virolahti.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Commodore Cochran
Athletics competitor.
Born January 20th, 1902 in Richton.
Died January 3rd, 1969 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
James Foster
British ice hockey player (1905-1969).
Born September 13th, 1905 in Glasgow.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Winnipeg.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 511
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan