In the year 1969
538 Notable deaths
W. Lee O'Daniel
American politician.
Born March 11th, 1890 in Malta.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 79 years old in Dallas.
Kurt Blome
German politician (1894-1969); high-ranking nazi scientist; deputy reich health leader.
Born January 31st, 1894 in Bielefeld.
Died October 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Dortmund.
Harley Earl
American designer (1893-1969).
Born November 22nd, 1893 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1969 at 75 years old in Palm Beach (stroke). [ref]
Leo McCarey
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1898-1969).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Los Angeles.
Died July 5th, 1969 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Michiyo Tsujimura
Japanese agricultural scientist.
Born September 17th, 1888 in Okegawa.
Died June 1st, 1969 at 80 years old in Toyohashi.
Mildred Davis
American actress (1901–1969).
Born February 22nd, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died August 18th, 1969 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Rex Ingram
American actor (1895/1903–1969).
Born October 20th, 1895 in Navarro, Cairo.
Died September 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Martita Hunt
British actress (1900–1969).
Born January 30th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in London (asthma).
Vjekoslav Luburić
Croatian war criminal; ustaše official who headed the system of concentration camps in the independent state of croatia (ndh) during much of world war ii (1913-1969).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Ljubuški.
Died April 20th, 1969 at 55 years old in Carcaixent.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 538
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson