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In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
Barton MacLane
Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Columbia.
Died January 1st, 1969 at 66 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
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).
Barbara Bates
Actress (1925-1969).
Born August 6th, 1925 in Denver.
Died March 18th, 1969 at 43 years old in Denver (asphyxia).
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]
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.
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Erika Mann
German actress and writer (1905-1969).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Munich.
Died August 27th, 1969 at 63 years old in Zurich (brain cancer).
Zakir Husain
3rd president of india (1897-1969).
Born February 8th, 1897 in Hyderabad.
Died May 3rd, 1969 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, buddhist, taoist, anarchist and writer.
Born October 24th, 1868 in Saint-Mandé.
Died September 8th, 1969 at 100 years old [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]
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