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In the year 1968
563 Notable deaths
Cuno Hoffmeister
German astronomer (1892–1968).
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Sonneberg.
Died April 2nd, 1968 at 76 years old in Sonneberg.
Benno Landsberger
German assyriologist (1890-1968).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Frýdek.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Vasyl Yermylov
Ukrainian artist (1894–1968).
Born March 21st, 1894 in Kharkiv.
Died January 6th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kharkiv.
Elisabeth Meyer
Norwegian photographer (1899-1968).
Born November 15th, 1899 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1968 at 68 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Hanako Muraoka
Japanese novelist and translator (1893–1968).
Died October 25th, 1968 at 75 years old in Ota.
Jan Fridegård
Swedish writer (1897–1968).
Born June 14th, 1897 in Enköpings-Näs parish.
Died September 8th, 1968 at 71 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Kirill Shchelkin
Soviet physicist (1911-1968).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Tbilisi.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Peter Mohr Dam
Faroe islands politician (1898-1968).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Skopun.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 70 years old in Tórshavn.
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Russian chemist (1877-1968).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Arbuzov Bäräne.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 90 years old in Kazan.
Guilherme Paraense
Brazilian sport shooter (1884-1968).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Belém.
Died April 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Erik Lindegren
Swedish writer and translator (1910-1968).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Luleå. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1968 at 57 years old in Stockholm, Hedvig Eleonora parish (pancreatic cancer).
Leo Sexton
Athletics competitor (1909-1968).
Born August 27th, 1909 in Danvers.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 59 years old in Perry.
Konrad Johannesson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman (1896–1968).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Manitoba.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Winnipeg.
Jan Rypka
Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator.
Born May 20th, 1886 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Virgilio Levratto
Italian footballer and manager (1904-1968).
Born October 26th, 1904 in Carcare.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in Genoa.
Marguerite Clayton
American actress (1891-1968).
Born April 12th, 1891 in Ogden.
Died December 20th, 1968 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Paul Heidemann
German actor (1884–1968).
Born October 26th, 1884 in Cologne.
Died June 20th, 1968 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Charles Christian Lauritsen
Danish-born american physicist.
Born April 4th, 1892 in Holstebro.
Died April 13th, 1968 at 76 years old (cancer). [ref]
Ugo Frigerio
Italian race walker (1901–1968).
Born September 16th, 1901 in Milan.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Garda.
Dario Moreno
Turkish singer (1921–1968).
Born April 3rd, 1921 in İzmir.
Died December 1st, 1968 at 47 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Ivan Sharpe
English footballer (1889-1968).
Born June 15th, 1889 in St Albans.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Southport.
Adolf Abel
German architect (1882-1968).
Born November 27th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1968 at 85 years old in Bruckberg.
George Marion, Jr.
Screenwriter (1899–1968).
Born August 30th, 1899 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 1968 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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