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In the year 1968
563 Notable deaths
Diana Karenne
Polish actress (1888-1940).
Born July 4th, 1889 in Gdańsk, Kyiv.
Died October 18th, 1968 at 79 years old in Aachen.
Xavier Lesage
Equestrian (1885-1968).
Born October 25th, 1885 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 82 years old in Gisors.
Ilya Selvinsky
Soviet jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist, and essayist (1899-1968).
Born October 24th, 1899 in Simferopol.
Died March 22nd, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Nikolay Akimov
Soviet theatre director and scenic designer (1901-1968).
Born April 16th, 1901 in Kharkiv.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Iša Krejčí
Czech musician (1904–1968).
Born July 10th, 1904 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1968 at 63 years old in Prague. [ref]
Dorothy Holman
British tennis player (1883–1968).
Born July 18th, 1883 in Kilburn.
Died June 15th, 1968 at 84 years old in London Borough of Brent.
Alexander Yashin
Soviet writer (1913–1968).
Born March 27th, 1913 in Bludnovo.
Died July 11th, 1968 at 55 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Necmi Onarıcı
Turkish association football player (1925–1968).
Born November 2nd, 1925 in Kadıköy.
Died August 22nd, 1968 at 42 years old in Çatalca.
Alfredo Foglino
Uruguayan footballer (1892-1968).
Born February 1st, 1892 in Montevideo.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Carlotta Zambelli
Ballet dancer and teacher (1875—1968).
Born November 4th, 1875 in Milan.
Died January 28th, 1968 at 92 years old in Milan.
Carl Ahues
Chess player (1883–1968).
Born December 26th, 1883 in Bremen.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Gunnar Andersen
Norwegian footballer and ski jumper (1890-1968).
Born March 18th, 1890 in Drøbak.
Died April 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1881–1968).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died January 12th, 1968 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alexander Engel
Actor (1902–1968).
Born June 4th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1968 at 66 years old in Saarbrücken.
Augusto da Silva
Catholic cardinal (1876–1968).
Born April 8th, 1876 in Recife.
Died August 14th, 1968 at 92 years old in Salvador.
Félix Couchoro
Togolese writer.
Born January 30th, 1900 in Ouidah. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1968 at 68 years old in Lomé.
Walter Brom
Polish footballer (1921-1968).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Chorzów.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 47 years old in Chorzów.
Mary Strong Clemens
American botanist (1873-1968).
Born February 5th, 1873 in Cochecton. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1968 at 95 years old in Chermside.
Miloš Alexander Bazovský
Czechoslovak painter (1899-1968).
Born January 11th, 1899.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Trenčín.
Ruben Simonov
Soviet actor, theatre and film director (1899–1968).
Born April 1st, 1899 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Pinel
French footballer (1908–1968).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Honfleur.
Died March 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Honfleur.
Ferdinand Perier
Belgian archbishop.
Born September 22nd, 1875 in Antwerp.
Died November 10th, 1968 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
Doris Mable Cochran
American herpetologist (1898-1968).
Born May 18th, 1898 in North Girard.
Died May 22nd, 1968 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C., Hyattsville.
Ilia Abuladze
Historian and philologist.
Born November 24th, 1901 in Zeda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Harri Moora
Estonian archaeologist (1900–1968).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Ehavere.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 68 years old in Tallinn.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull