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In the year 1968
563 Notable deaths
Sindo Garay
Cuban musician (1867–1968).
Born April 12th, 1867 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province.
Died July 17th, 1968 at 101 years old in Havana.
Horace Gould
British racing driver.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 47 years old in Southmead (myocardial infarction).
Johann Horvath
Austrian footballer (1903-1968).
Born May 20th, 1903 in Austria–Hungary.
Died July 30th, 1968 at 65 years old
Branislav Sekulić
Serbian footballer (1906-1968).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in Fribourg.
Frank Barson
English footballer (1891-1968).
Born April 10th, 1891 in Sheffield.
Died September 13th, 1968 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
Erno Crisa
Italian actor (1914–1968).
Born March 10th, 1914 in Bizerte. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ernest Claes
Belgian writer (1885-1968).
Born October 2nd, 1885 in Zichem. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1968 at 83 years old in Ixelles. [ref]
Jennie Fletcher
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 19th, 1890 in Leicester.
Died January 17th, 1968 at 77 years old in Teeswater.
Naima Wifstrand
Swedish actress (1890–1968).
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kungsholm parish.
Died October 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Amparo Poch y Gascón
Spanish anarchist, pacifist, doctor, and activist.
Born October 15th, 1902 in Zaragoza.
Died April 15th, 1968 at 65 years old in Toulouse.
Armando Castellazzi
Italian footballer (1904-1968).
Born October 7th, 1904 in Milan.
Died January 4th, 1968 at 63 years old in Milan.
William Hume-Rothery
British metallurgist (1899–1968).
Born May 15th, 1899 in Worcester Park.
Died September 27th, 1968 at 69 years old in Oxford.
Luigi Cevenini
Italian footballer (1895-1968).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Milan.
Died July 23rd, 1968 at 73 years old in Villa Guardia.
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
Russian mathematician (1880–1968).
Born March 5th, 1880 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1968 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Juan José Tramutola
Argentine footballer (1902-1968).
Born October 21st, 1902 in La Plata.
Died November 30th, 1968 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Hendrik Kloosterman
Dutch mathematician (1900-1968).
Born April 9th, 1900 in Rottevalle.
Died May 6th, 1968 at 68 years old in Leiden.
Harry Hebner
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1891-1968).
Born June 15th, 1891 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1968 at 77 years old in Michigan City. [ref]
Bernard Rogers
American composer (1893–1968).
Born February 4th, 1893 in New York City.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 75 years old in Rochester.
Jan van Rijckenborgh
Dutch mystic (1896-1968).
Born October 16th, 1896 in Haarlem.
Died July 17th, 1968 at 71 years old
Enrique Pla y Deniel
Spanish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876-1968).
Born December 19th, 1876 in Barcelona.
Died July 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Toledo.
Georg Dertinger
German politician (1902-1968).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Nell Hall Hopman
Australian female tennis player (1909–1968).
Born March 9th, 1909 in Sydney.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 58 years old in Hawthorn.
Ángel Herrera Oria
Catholic cardinal (1886-1968).
Born December 19th, 1886 in Santander.
Died July 28th, 1968 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Rudolf Forster
Austrian actor (1884–1968).
Born October 30th, 1884 in Gröbming. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1968 at 83 years old in Bad Aussee. [ref]
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
Catholic cardinal (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.
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