Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1969

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 1969. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• March 3 Maria Teresa Ricci
• March 3 Béatrix Dussane
• March 4 Nicholas Schenck

  Russian-born film empresario (born 1881).

• March 4 Giorgio Chiavacci
• March 5 Mauro Angioni
• March 5 Martin Hindorff
• March 5 Jo van Gastel
• March 5 Marcello Boldrini
• March 9 Abdul Munim Riad

  Egyptian general (b. 1919).

• March 9 Walter Christaller
• March 10 Byeon Yeong-tae
• March 10 Fernand Gonder
• March 10 Louis Menges
• March 10 Jimmy Wilde
• March 11 John Wyndham

  John Wyndham was a renowned English science fiction writer, best known for his post-apocalyptic novels like 'The Day of the Triffids' and...

• March 14 Ben Shahn

  Lithuanian-american painter, illustrator, and educator (b. 1898).

• March 14 Artur Dubravčić
• March 14 Joseph Kish
• March 14 Bronislava Krištopavičienė
• March 15 Miles Malleson

  English screenwriter and actor (d. 1969).

• March 20 Henri Longchambon

  French politician (b. 1896).

• March 25 Billy Cotton

  English singer, drummer, and bandleader (b. 1899).

• March 25 Max Eastman

  American poet and activist (b. 1883).

• March 26 John Kennedy Toole

  Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist best known for 'A Confederacy of Dunces', published posthumously after his tragic suicide.

• March 28 Dwight D. Eisenhower

  American general and politician, 34th president of the united states (b. 1890).

• March 30 Alois Müller
• March 30 James Bellamy
• March 31 Ambroise Garin