1969
Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (born 1893)
Enid Eulalie Bennett was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film.
Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (born 1893)
The 1960s
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1969
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (born 1888)
Frederick Claude Vivian Lane was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (born 1888)
1969
Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1890)
Maurice Joseph Cletus Malone was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Bulld…
Joe Malone, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1890)
1969
Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1901)
Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. …
Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1901)
1969
Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (born 1909)
Elisabeth Rozetta Geleerd Loewenstein was a Dutch-American psychoanalyst. Born to an upper-middle-class family in Rotterdam, Geleerd studied psychoanalysis in Vienna, then London, …
Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (born 1909)
1969
Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (born 1937)
Robert Paul Hawkins was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his m…
Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (born 1937)
1969
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (born 1889)
Allan Haines Lockheed was an American aviation engineer and businessman. He formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company along with his brother, Malcolm Loughead, which became Lockheed …
Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (born 1889)
1969
Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (born 1926)
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter is known for his 1…
Jeffrey Hunter, American actor and producer (born 1926)
1969
Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (born 1904)
Ivar Eugen Ballangrud was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the …
Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (born 1904)
1969
Leo Gorcey, American actor (born 1917)
Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side …
Leo Gorcey, American actor (born 1917)
1969
George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (born 1883)
George Edwin Cooke was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri.
George Edwin Cooke, American soccer player (born 1883)
1969
Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (born 1885)
Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs (1942-1946) and High Commissioner to India (1948-1949).
Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (born 1885)
1969
Robert Taylor, American actor (born 1911)
Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his era.
Robert Taylor, American actor (born 1911)
1969
Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1899)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Deyneka was a Soviet painter, graphic artist and sculptor, regarded as one of the most important Russian modernist figurative painters of the first half of…
Aleksandr Deyneka, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1899)
1969
Pralhad Keshav Atre, Indian journalist, director and producer (born 1898)
Pralhad Keshav Atre, popularly known as Āchārya Atre, was a prominent Marathi writer, poet, educationist, founder–editor of Maratha, and above all a noted orator.
Pralhad Keshav Atre, Indian journalist, director and producer (born 1898)
1969
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (bo
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, was a British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Alexander was born in London and…
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (bo
1969
Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Indian artist, painter, actor, dancer, writer, music composer and politician (born 1909)
Bishnu Prasad Rabha was an Indian cultural figure from Assam, known for his contributions to music, dance, painting, literature, and political activism. As an advocate of the peopl…
Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Indian artist, painter, actor, dancer, writer, music composer and politician (born 1909)
1969
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček was deposed
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia was a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. It was a member of the Comintern. B…
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček was deposed
1969
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of U
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, the younger brother of U.S. president John F. Kennedy and a candidate for the …
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of the assassination of U
1969
Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, signed a law converting a research arm of Texas Instruments into the University of Tex
Preston Earnest Smith was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A conservative member of the Democratic Party, he prev…
Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, signed a law converting a research arm of Texas Instruments into the University of Tex
1969
Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of
The 13 May incident was a period of violent racial conflict that erupted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 13 May 1969, following that year's general election. The clashes primarily in…
Sino-Malay race riots began in Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 190 people dead, with the government declaring a state of
1969
A demonstration by workers and activists on the Caribbean island of Curaçao escalated into a violent uprising which des
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea, about 65 km (40 mi) north …
A demonstration by workers and activists on the Caribbean island of Curaçao escalated into a violent uprising which des
1969
During a SEATO exercise in the South China Sea, a collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty si…
During a SEATO exercise in the South China Sea, a collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E
1969
In their only UK concert, the rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, debut
Blind Faith were an English rock supergroup that consisted of Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They followed the success of each of the member's former ban…
In their only UK concert, the rock supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Ginger Baker, debut