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In the year 1969
482 Notable deaths
Rex Ingram
American actor.
Born October 20th, 1895 in Cairo.
Died September 19th, 1969 at 73 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Eberhard von Mackensen
German general.
Born September 24th, 1889 in Bydgoszcz.
Died May 19th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neumünster.
Martita Hunt
British actress.
Born January 30th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 69 years old in London (asthma).
Witold Marian Gombrowicz
Polish writer.
Born August 4th, 1904 in Małoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1969 at 64 years old in Vence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Josh White
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist (1914-1969).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Greenville.
Died September 5th, 1969 at 55 years old in Manhasset. [ref]
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.
Leo McCarey
American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1969 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Josef Blösche
Ss soldier (1912-1969), war criminal.
Born February 12th, 1912 in Frýdlant.
Died July 29th, 1969 at 57 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Stanley Andrews
American actor (1891-1969).
Born August 18th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 1969 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 482
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot