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- Victoria Eugenia von Battenberg, always called "Ena", was born in Scotland on October 24, 1887, the only daughter of Prince Henry von Battenberg and Princess Beatrice, herself one of Queen Victoria's daughters. 1887 was also Queen Victoria's Jubilee Year, and in her honor her little granddaughter Ena was called the "Jubilee Princess". Her father had been obliged to live with his mother-in-law in order to marry the princess, but in 1896 he set off on the Ashanti expedition to West Africa, where he died of malaria. After turning down a marriage proposal from a Russian Grand Duke, Ena caught the eye of King Alfonso XIII, and her uncle King Edward VII gave her the title of Royal Highness in order to compensate for her morganatic status. After the wedding in 1906, Ena and Alfonso were returning to the Palace when a bomb was thrown at their carriage. It exploded and killed 24 people and wounded more than a 100. Though not injured, Ena was covered with the blood of a nearby decapitated guard. The royal couple had their first child, son and heir Prince Alfonso, in 1907, but much to their dismay he was a hemophiliac. Like so many of the female members of her family, Ena was a carrier of hemophilia (one of her brothers also suffered from hemophilia which killed him in 1922). The second son, Jaime, was deaf and their youngest Gonzalo was also a hemophiliac. Only the middle son, Juan, was healthy. Alfonso blamed Ena for their children's health problems, and their marriage deteriorated. In 1931, the King went into exile after Republican demonstrations and abdicated the throne of Spain in 1941. In 1934 Ena's children, Beatriz and Gonzalo, were in a car accident; though they were barely injured, Gonzalo was unable to stop bleeding and died at the age of 19. His eldest brother Alfonso also died in a car accident in Florida in 1938. Disheartened by the deaths of her children and the disintegration of her family, Ena lived throughout Europe for the rest of her life. She returned to Spain briefly in 1968 to stand as godmother to her great-grandson, Crown Prince Felipe. She was greeted warmly by the crowds, and when she left 50,000 people said goodbye to her at the airport. Victoria Eugenia von Battenberg, called "Ena", died on April 15, 1969.
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Mae Crane was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress. She died on 15 April 1969 in Port Washington, Long Island, New York, USA.- Terence Living was born on 4 July 1935 in West Ham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Saturday Playhouse (1958), Compact (1962) and Dixon of Dock Green (1955). He was married to Wendy Terry. He died on 15 April 1969 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.
- She began acting in theater productions at a young age. Her first film was in 1906 for "Cines" of Rome, in what is considered the first film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Otello", directed by Mario Caserini, her husband. She was the interpreter of "Romeo e Giulietta" in 1908 and then in other thirteen films until 1909. One of these films was "Macbeth", directed by her husband. From 1910 to 1927 she starred in 65 films, many of which are always directed by her husband, as "Lucrezia Borgia", whose interpretation gave her more notoriety. Filming theatrical activity immediately after leaving the film career.
- Dawn Basom was born on 28 November 1955 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. She died on 15 April 1969 in Superior, Michigan, USA.
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Kangshi Mo was born on 25 December 1908 in Guangxi, China. He was a director and writer, known for Life Is a Musical (1956), Spring Returns to the Good Earth (1940) and Lady Bond (1966). He died on 15 April 1969 in Hong Kong.- Director
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Konstantine Pipinashvili was born on 2 October 1912 in Kutaisi, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Imereti, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and writer, known for Akakis akvani (1947), Ori okeanis saidumloeba (1957) and Oqros biliki (1945). He died on 15 April 1969 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].