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In the year 1968
521 Notable deaths
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
Sa officer (1888-1968).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 80 years old in Munich.
Nikolay Voronov
Soviet military commander, chief marshal of the artillery (1899-1968).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Racecar driver.
Born October 18th, 1933 in Turin.
Died June 8th, 1968 at 34 years old in Rossfeld (traffic collision).
Jan Johansson
Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968).
Born September 16th, 1931 in Söderhamn.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 37 years old in Stockholm (traffic collision).
June Collyer
American film actress (1906–1968).
Born August 19th, 1906 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Fyodor Okhlopkov
Hero of the soviet union (1908-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Tomponsky District.
Died May 28th, 1968 at 60 years old in Tomponsky District.
Norman Brookes
Australian tennis player (1877–1968).
Born November 14th, 1877 in Melbourne.
Died September 28th, 1968 at 90 years old in Melbourne.
Konstantin Paustovsky
Russian writer (1892-1968).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1968 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy Garrod
British archaeologist and first female professor at the university of cambridge (1892-1968).
Born May 5th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Conrad Richter
American novelist (1890–1968).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Pine Grove.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Pottsville.
Alexander Cadogan
British diplomat (1884–1968).
Born November 25th, 1884 in London.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Westminster.
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Turkish politician and military officer (1882-1968).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Constantinople.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1968 at 71 years old in Friern Hospital.
Jean Hyppolite
French philosopher (1907–1968).
Born January 8th, 1907 in Jonzac.
Died October 26th, 1968 at 61 years old in Paris.
Alfred Chester Beatty
American copper mining magnate (1875–1968).
Born February 7th, 1875 in New York City.
Died January 19th, 1968 at 92 years old in Monte Carlo.
Segismundo Casado
Spanish army officer (1893–1968).
Born October 10th, 1893 in Segovia.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Robert Z. Leonard
American film director (1889-1968).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Chicago.
Died August 27th, 1968 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills.
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Seattle. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cleveland (surgical complications). [ref]
Tian Han
Chinese playwright, screenwriter, songwriter (1898-1968).
Born March 12th, 1898 in Changsha County.
Died December 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Mike Spence
British racing driver.
Born December 30th, 1936 in Croydon.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 31 years old in Indianapolis (traffic collision).
Scott W. Lucas
American politician (1892–1968).
Born February 19th, 1892 in Chandlerville.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 76 years old in Rocky Mount.
Giovannino Guareschi
Italian journalist, cartoonist and humorist.
Born May 1st, 1908 in Roccabianca. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1968 at 60 years old in Cervia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Arno
American cartoonist (1904–1968).
Born January 8th, 1904 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 64 years old in Port Chester.
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician (1901–1968).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Lovejoy.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 67 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction).
Jean Paulhan
French writer (1884–1968).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 521
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