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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Lacey Hearn
American olympic runner.
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1969 at 88 years old in Fort Wayne.
Moe Herscovitch
Boxer (1897-1969).
Born October 27th, 1897 in Montreal.
Died July 22nd, 1969 at 71 years old in Montreal.
Gaston Strobino
American long-distance runner.
Born August 23rd, 1891 in Büren an der Aare.
Died March 30th, 1969 at 77 years old in Downers Grove.
Ludvig Irgens-Jensen
Norwegian composer.
Born April 13th, 1894 in Christiania. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1969 at 74 years old in Enna. [ref]
Bruno Chizzo
Italian footballer (1916-1968).
Born April 19th, 1916 in Udine.
Died August 14th, 1969 at 53 years old in Trieste.
Gisela Arendt
Swimmer (1918–1969).
Born November 5th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 50 years old in Bonn.
Jean Bastien
French footballer (1915-1969).
Died August 7th, 1969 at 54 years old in 9th arrondissement of Marseille.
Veli Saarinen
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Virolahti.
Died October 12th, 1969 at 67 years old in Helsinki.
Edith Johnson
Actress (1894-1969).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Rochester. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1969 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles Burnell
British rower (1876–1969).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Beckenham.
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 93 years old in Blewbury.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 538
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius