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In the year 1968
563 Notable deaths
Kirill Orlovsky
Member of the supreme soviet of the soviet union (1895-1968).
Born January 30th, 1895 in Myškavičy.
Died January 13th, 1968 at 72 years old in Kiraŭsk District.
Oybek
Soviet writer and poet (1905–1968).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Tashkent.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Herman Dahlbäck
Swedish rower (1891-1968).
Born March 7th, 1891 in Malmö.
Died July 16th, 1968 at 77 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Carl Pedersen
Danish rower (1884–1968).
Born September 30th, 1884 in Øster Ulslev.
Died September 3rd, 1968 at 83 years old in Nykøbing Falster.
Natalia Moszkowska
Polish economist (1886-1968).
Died November 26th, 1968 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Gertrud Woker
Swiss scientist and suffragette (1878-1968).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Bern.
Died September 19th, 1968 at 89 years old in Marin-Epagnier.
Erik Friborg
Swedish racing cyclist.
Born January 24th, 1893 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1968 at 75 years old in Hounslow. [ref]
Harry Freeman
Field hockey player (1876–1968).
Born February 7th, 1876 in Staines-upon-Thames.
Died October 5th, 1968 at 92 years old in High Wycombe.
Louis De Lannoy
Belgian road bicycle racer (1902-1968).
Born June 16th, 1902 in Antwerp.
Died December 13th, 1968 at 66 years old in Antwerp.
Carlo Fregosi
Gymnast (1890–1968).
Born October 15th, 1890 in Savona.
Died November 13th, 1968 at 78 years old in Savona.
John Davidson
Actor (1886-1968).
Born December 25th, 1886 in New York City, Aberdeen. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Anny Konetzni
Austrian operatic soprano (1902-1968).
Born February 12th, 1902 in Bela Crkva.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Sven Thomsen
Danish sailor (1884–1968).
Born September 7th, 1884 in Copenhagen.
Died November 14th, 1968 at 84 years old in Vittsjö.
André Vercruysse
Belgian cyclist.
Born February 5th, 1895. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1968 at 73 years old [ref]
Heinz Wöltje
German field hockey player (1902-1968).
Born January 4th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died September 26th, 1968 at 66 years old in Windhoek.
Josef Urban
Czechoslovak wrestler (1899–1968).
Born June 17th, 1899 in Bylany.
Died September 2nd, 1968 at 69 years old in Prague.
Paolo Gennari
Italian rower (1908–1968).
Born September 11th, 1908 in Piacenza.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 59 years old in Piacenza.
Benita Asas
Spanish teacher, journalist, and suffragist (1873-1968).
Born March 4th, 1873 in San Sebastián.
Died April 21st, 1968 at 95 years old in Bilbao.
Howard Crossett
Bobsledder (1918-1968).
Born July 22nd, 1918 in Essex.
Died June 30th, 1968 at 49 years old in Lebanon.
Jan Łazarski
Cyclist (1892–1968).
Born October 26th, 1892 in Kraków.
Died August 11th, 1968 at 75 years old in Kraków.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 563
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson