Dead at age 68
1,188 Notable deaths
Luciano Leggio
Italian criminal with murder conviction (1925–1993).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Corleone.
Died November 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Nuoro (myocardial infarction).
Lucio Dalla
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-2012).
Born March 4th, 1943 in Bologna.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 68 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
David Groh
American actor.
Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). [ref]
Harry Reasoner
American journalist.
Born April 17th, 1923 in Dakota City.
Died August 6th, 1991 at 68 years old in Westport (fall).
Robert W. Chambers
American artist, novelist, short story writer (1865–1933).
Born May 26th, 1865 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1933 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alan Rubin
Jazz trumpeter, blues brothers member (1943–2011).
Born February 11th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died June 8th, 2011 at 68 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Anagarika Dharmapala
Sri lankan buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Colombo.
Died April 29th, 1933 at 68 years old in Sarnath.
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City.
Joseph Strauss
American structural engineer (1870–1938).
Born January 9th, 1870 in Cincinnati.
Died May 16th, 1938 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Virgil Fox
American musician.
Born May 3rd, 1912 in Princeton. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1980 at 68 years old in Palm Beach (prostate cancer). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks