Editing 1969 (section)

===May===
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[[File:Jeffrey Hunter Sgt Rutledge.jpg|100px|thumb|[[Jeffrey Hunter]]]]
* [[May 2]] – [[Franz von Papen]], 22nd [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]] and 26th [[Prime Minister of Prussia]] (b. [[1879]])
* [[May 3]]
** [[Karl Freund]], German cinematographer (b. [[1890]])
** [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]], Indian politician, 3rd [[President of India]] (b. [[1897]])
* [[May 4]] – [[Osbert Sitwell|Sir Osbert Sitwell]], English writer (b. [[1892]])<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Osbert-Sitwell-5th-Baronet Sir Osbert Sitwell, 5th Baronet English writer]</ref>
* [[May 14]]
** [[Enid Bennett]], American actress (b. [[1893]])
** [[Frederick Lane]], Australian swimmer (b. [[1880]])
* [[May 15]] – [[Robert Rayford]], American HIV/AIDS victim (b. [[1953]])
* [[May 18]] – [[Camille Drevet]], French anti-colonialist, feminist activist and pacifist (b. [[1881]])
* [[May 21]] – [[William Lincoln Bakewell]], American explorer (b. [[1888]])
* [[May 23]] – [[Jimmy McHugh]], American composer (b. [[1894]])
* [[May 24]] – [[Mitzi Green]], American actress (b. [[1920]])
* [[May 26]] – [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]], Australian racing driver (b. [[1937]])
* [[May 27]]
** [[Muhammad Fareed Didi]], [[Sultan of Maldives]] (b. [[1901]])
** [[Jeffrey Hunter]], American actor (b. [[1926]])
* [[May 28]] – [[Rhys Williams (Welsh-American actor)|Rhys Williams]], Welsh actor (b. [[1897]])