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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Natalya Lysenko
Russian actress.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 85 years old in Paris.
Titus Zeman
Slovak salesian and roman catholic priest.
Born January 4th, 1915 in Vajnory. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1969 at 54 years old in Bratislava (organ dysfunction).
Rahmah El Yunusiyyah
Indonesian politician and education activist.
Born October 26th, 1900 in Bukit Surungan.
Died February 26th, 1969 at 68 years old in Padang Panjang.
Helmut Weiss
German film director (1907-1969).
Born January 25th, 1907 in Göttingen.
Died January 13th, 1969 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Patrick Flynn
Athletics competitor (1894–1969).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Bandon.
Died January 15th, 1969 at 74 years old in Queens. [ref]
Wilhelm von Apell
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892-1969).
Born January 16th, 1892 in Bückeburg.
Died March 7th, 1969 at 77 years old in Varnhalt.
Tadeusz Peiper
Polish writer.
Born May 3rd, 1891 in Kraków. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1969 at 78 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Francišak Kušal
Belarusian officer and general (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Piaršai.
Died May 25th, 1969 at 74 years old in Rochester.
Enrico Persico
Italian physicist.
Born August 9th, 1900 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1969 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hanns Jelinek
Austrian composer.
Born December 5th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 67 years old in Vienna.
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