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In the year 1968
521 Notable deaths
Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Head of the house of wettin (1893–1968).
Born December 31st, 1893 in Dresden.
Died August 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Samedan.
Joseph William Martin Jr.
American politician from massachusetts (1884–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1884 in North Attleborough.
Died March 6th, 1968 at 83 years old in Hollywood.
Jo Schlesser
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1928 in Apremont-la-Forêt.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 40 years old in Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Basil Sydney
English actor (1894-1968).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease).
Anna Kavan
British novelist, short story writer, and painter (1901–1968).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Cannes.
Died December 5th, 1968 at 67 years old in London (heart failure).
Jack Adams
Canadian professional hockey player (1894-1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Fort William.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Mario Roatta
Italian general (1887-1968).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Modena.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 80 years old in Rome.
Josef Harpe
German general (1887–1968).
Born September 21st, 1887 in Buer.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Henry Hallett Dale
English pharmacologist, nobel laureate.
Born June 9th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1968 at 93 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Robert Laycock
British army general.
Born April 18th, 1907 in London.
Died March 10th, 1968 at 60 years old in Wiseton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ryszard Siwiec
Polish patriot (1909–1968).
Born March 7th, 1909 in Dębica.
Died September 12th, 1968 at 59 years old in Warsaw (self-immolation).
Fedor Tokarev
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1871-1968).
Born June 14th, 1871 in Yegorlykskaya.
Died June 7th, 1968 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Lin Zhao
Poet and writer (1932–1968).
Born January 23rd, 1932 in Suzhou.
Died April 29th, 1968 at 36 years old in Shanghai Longhua Airport (gunshot wound).
Gabriel Hanot
French footballer (1889-1968).
Born November 6th, 1889 in Arras.
Died August 10th, 1968 at 78 years old in Wangenbourg-Engenthal.
Hugo Haas
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter and singer (1901-1968).
Born February 19th, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1968 at 67 years old in Vienna (asthma, heart disease). [ref]
Hamilton Luske
American film director (1903-1968).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died February 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bel Air (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Mulele
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1929-1968).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Malungudi.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 39 years old in Kinshasa (torture, dismemberment).
Walter Nash
New zealand politician (1882-1968).
Born February 12th, 1882 in Kidderminster.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 86 years old in Wellington.
Francis McDonald
Actor (1891-1968).
Born August 22nd, 1891 in Bowling Green.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Anthony Boucher
Editor, novelist, short story writer (1911-1968).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Oakland.
Died April 29th, 1968 at 56 years old in Oakland (lung cancer).
Howard Lindsay
American theatrical producer, director, playwright, librettist and actor (1889–1968).
Born March 29th, 1889 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City (disease).
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz
German world war ii general (1893-1968).
Born July 30th, 1893 in Kamień Śląski.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 74 years old in Trostberg (lung cancer).
Charles R. Jackson
Novelist, radio and television writer (1903–1968).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Summit.
Died September 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in New York City.
José Nasazzi
Uruguayan footballer (1901-1968).
Born May 24th, 1901 in Montevideo.
Died June 17th, 1968 at 67 years old in Montevideo (esophageal cancer).
Philip Vian
Royal navy admiral of the fleet.
Born June 14th, 1894 in London.
Died May 27th, 1968 at 73 years old in United Kingdom.
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