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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Barbara Pepper
American actress.
Born May 31st, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1969 at 54 years old in Panorama City (thrombosis).
Coleman Hawkins
American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969).
Born November 21st, 1904 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1969 at 64 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Everett Dirksen
American politician (1896–1969).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Pekin.
Died September 7th, 1969 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer).
Frank Loesser
American songwriter (1910-1969).
Born June 29th, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1969 at 59 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Jan Palach
Student who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest (1948-1969).
Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old (Self-immolation). [ref]
Tchombé Moïse
Congolese politician and secessionist leader (1919–1969).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Musumba.
Died June 29th, 1969 at 49 years old in El-Biar.
Charles Edison
American politician (1890-1969).
Born August 3rd, 1890 in West Orange.
Died July 31st, 1969 at 78 years old in Manhattan.
Anukulchandra Chakraborty
Hindu religious guru & founder of satsang ashram (1888–1969).
Born September 14th, 1888 in Hemayetpur.
Died January 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Deoghar.
Paul Chambers
American jazz double bassist.
Born April 22nd, 1935 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1969 at 33 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Josef von Sternberg
Austrian-american film director (1894-1969).
Born May 29th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1969 at 75 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 538
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