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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Jef Demuysere
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 22nd, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Sven Salén
Swedish competitive sailor (1890–1969).
Born November 7th, 1890 in Borås parish. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1969 at 78 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Max Weiler
Swiss footballer and manager (1900-1969).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1969 at 68 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Willy Røgeberg
Sport shooter (1905–1969).
Born December 11th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 64 years old in Oslo.
Camille Mandrillon
French skier (1891-1969).
Born September 6th, 1891 in Les Rousses.
Died March 22nd, 1969 at 77 years old in La Tronche.
Károly Dietz
Hungarian footballer (1885-1969).
Born July 21st, 1885 in Sopron.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 83 years old in Budapest.
William Gilmore
American rower (1895-1969).
Born February 16th, 1895 in Chesterbrook.
Died December 5th, 1969 at 74 years old in Philadelphia.
Lev Sverdlin
Soviet actor (1901-1969).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Astrakhan.
Died August 29th, 1969 at 67 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Paul Berth
Danish footballer (1890-1969).
Born April 6th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died November 9th, 1969 at 79 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Ali Ahmad Bakathir
Indonesian-born yemeni poet and dramatist (1910-1969).
Born December 21st, 1910 in Surabaya.
Died November 10th, 1969 at 58 years old in Cairo (cardiovascular disease).
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