In the year 1969
478 Notable deaths
Norman Manley
Chief minister of jamaica (1893-1969).
Born July 4th, 1893 in Manchester Parish.
Died September 2nd, 1969 at 76 years old in Kingston.
Natalie Talmadge
American actress (1896-1969).
Born April 29th, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died June 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
John Llewellyn Lewis
American labor leader (1880-1969).
Born February 12th, 1880 in Cleveland Township.
Died June 11th, 1969 at 89 years old in Alexandria.
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.
Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old in Digne-les-Bains. [ref]
B. Traven
German novelist.
Born February 23rd, 1890 in Świebodzin. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1969 at 79 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Skip James
American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.
Born June 9th, 1902 in Bentonia. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1969 at 67 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Li Zongren
Chinese military commander, former vice-president and acting president of the roc (1890-1969).
Born August 13th, 1890 in Lingui District. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1969 at 78 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Tom Mboya
Kenyan politician (1930-1969).
Born August 15th, 1930 in Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 38 years old in Nairobi (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player (1934-1969).
Born September 17th, 1934 in San Diego. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1969 at 34 years old in Dallas (cancer, ovarian cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 478
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon