In the year 1968
563 Notable deaths
Edward Moore
American rower (1897–1968).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
Gertrude Pritzi
Austrian table tennis player.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1968 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Diógenes Lara
Bolivian footballer (1902-1971).
Born April 6th, 1903 in La Paz.
Died September 16th, 1968 at 65 years old in Bolivia.
Fidelio F. Finke
Czech composer.
Born October 22nd, 1891 in Josefův Důl.
Died June 12th, 1968 at 76 years old in Dresden.
Norman Hallows
English athlete (1886-1968).
Born December 29th, 1886 in Doncaster.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Marlborough.
Harry Stenqvist
Swedish racing cyclist (1893–1968).
Born December 25th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Örebro.
Valentin Ovechkin
Soviet writer (1904-1968).
Born June 22nd, 1904 in Taganrog.
Died January 27th, 1968 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Ettore Reynaudi
Italian association football player (1895-1968).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Novara. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1968 at 72 years old in Novara. [ref]
Alfredo Martinelli
Italian actor (1899-1968).
Born March 7th, 1899 in Siena.
Died November 11th, 1968 at 69 years old in Siena.
Edward Dawson
Canadian basketball player (1907-1968).
Born October 10th, 1907 in Alford.
Died October 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in London.
Jean Schlumberger
French writer, journalist and poet (1877–1968).
Born May 26th, 1877 in Guebwiller.
Died October 25th, 1968 at 91 years old in Paris.
Luis Brunetto
Argentine athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump..
Born October 27th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Temperley.
Domenico Gambino
Italian actor, screenwriter and director (1891–1968).
Died May 17th, 1968 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Helene Holzman
German artist (1891-1968).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Jena.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 76 years old in Giessen (traffic collision).
Miguel Murillo
Bolivian footballer.
Born March 24th, 1898 in La Paz.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Bolivia.
Giuseppe Paris
Gymnast (1895–1968).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Milan.
Died April 5th, 1968 at 72 years old in Merate.
William Cooper
American sailor, born 1910 (1910–1968).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1968 at 57 years old in Orange County. [ref]
Edgardo Toetti
Italian sprinter (1910–1968).
Born July 10th, 1910 in Milan.
Died June 2nd, 1968 at 57 years old in Milan.
Oswald Zappelli
Swiss fencer (1913-1968).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Lausanne.
Died April 3rd, 1968 at 54 years old in Lausanne.
Giuseppe Lepori
Member of the swiss federal council (1902-1968).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Massagno.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 66 years old in Seravezza.
Herbert Girton Deignan
Ornithologist (1906-1968).
Born December 5th, 1906 in East Orange. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1968 at 61 years old in Switzerland.
Gerard de Kruijff
Dutch equestrian (1890–1968).
Born January 27th, 1890 in Buren.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Eivar Widlund
Swedish footballer (1905–1968).
Born June 15th, 1906 in Örebro Nikolai parish. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1968 at 61 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
André Trousselier
French bicycle racer (1887–1968).
Born May 29th, 1887 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 563
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving