In the year 1968
521 Notable deaths
Lise Meitner
Austrian-swedish physicist.
Born November 17th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Franchot Tone
American actor (1905-1968).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Niagara Falls.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Dan Duryea
American actor (1907–1968).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in White Plains.
Died June 8th, 1968 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Lev Landau
Soviet theoretical physicist (1908–1968).
Born January 22nd, 1908 in Baku.
Died April 1st, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow (intestinal disease). [ref]
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Soviet and polish military commander (1896-1968).
Born December 21st, 1896 in Cieliachany. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1968 at 71 years old in Moscow (cancer).
William Talman
American actor (1915-1968).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Detroit.
Died August 30th, 1968 at 53 years old in Encino (lung cancer).
Husband E. Kimmel
United states admiral (1882-1968).
Born February 26th, 1882 in Henderson.
Died May 14th, 1968 at 86 years old in Groton.
Wes Montgomery
American jazz guitarist (1923–1968).
Born March 6th, 1925 in Indianapolis.
Died June 15th, 1968 at 43 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Tony Hancock
English comedy actor.
Born May 12th, 1924 in Birmingham.
Died June 25th, 1968 at 44 years old in Sydney (drug overdose).
Ramón Novarro
Mexican-american actor (1899–1968).
Born February 6th, 1899 in Victoria de Durango.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player (1930-1968).
Born May 1st, 1930 in Marksville.
Died February 15th, 1968 at 37 years old in Chicago (thrombosis).
Karl Barth
Swiss protestant theologian (1886-1968).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Basel. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1968 at 82 years old in Basel. [ref]
Weegee
American photographer.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Zolochiv. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1968 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lurleen Wallace
American politician (1926–1968).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Tuscaloosa.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 41 years old in Houston (uterine cancer).
Kay Francis
American actress (1905–1968).
Born January 13th, 1905 in Oklahoma City.
Died August 26th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (breast cancer).
Marion Lorne
Actress (1883-1968).
Born August 12th, 1883 in West Pittston.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 84 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georg Hackenschmidt
Estonian strongman and professional wrestler.
Born July 20th, 1877 in Tartu.
Died February 19th, 1968 at 90 years old in London.
Wendell Corey
American actor (1914–1968).
Born March 20th, 1914 in Dracut.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (liver cirrhosis).
Mercedes de Acosta
American poet, playwright, and novelist (1893-1968).
Born March 1st, 1892 in New York City.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 76 years old in New York City.
Virginia Weidler
American actress (1927-1968).
Born March 21st, 1927 in Eagle Rock.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Soraya Tarzi
Princess consort (1919-1926), later queen consort of king amanullah khan of afghanistan (1926-1929).
Born November 24th, 1899 in Damascus.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 68 years old in Rome.
Jogendra Nath Mandal
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of pakistan.
Born January 29th, 1904 in Barishal.
Died October 5th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bangaon.
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Indian singer (1902-1968).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Kasur.
Died April 23rd, 1968 at 66 years old in Hyderabad.
Scotty Beckett
Actor (1929-1968).
Born October 4th, 1929 in California.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
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