Dead at age 68

1,188 Notable deaths

John Evans Atta Mills

Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).

Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.

Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).

Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz

56th president of mexico.

Born March 12th, 1911 in Ciudad Serdan.

Died July 15th, 1979 at 68 years old in Mexico City (colorectal cancer).

Jay Benedict

American actor (1951-2020).

Born April 11th, 1951 in Burbank.

Died April 4th, 2020 at 68 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]

Will Wright

American character actor.

Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.

Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

César Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).

Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.

Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.

Sue Townsend

English writer and humorist.

Born April 2nd, 1946 in Leicester. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2014 at 68 years old in Leicester (stroke). [ref]

Joe Dolan

Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer (1939–2007).

Born October 16th, 1939 in Mullingar.

Died December 26th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mater Private Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Kōbō Abe

Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.

Born March 7th, 1924 in Kita.

Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest).

Tom Mankiewicz

American writer, producer and director.

Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.

Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Mansour Ojjeh

Saudi arabian businessman.

Born September 25th, 1952 in Geneva. [ref]

Died June 6th, 2021 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]

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Whether or not there’s an afterlife, screw it. Just live your life right here right now before it’s too late. Maxime Lagacé