Dead at age 68
1,189 Notable deaths
Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian writer and playwright.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Polly Moran
Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952).
Born June 28th, 1883 in Chicago.
Died January 25th, 1952 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Lucien Rebatet
French writer (1903–1972).
Born November 15th, 1903 in Moras-en-Valloire.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moras-en-Valloire.
Mile Mrkšić
Croatian serb war criminal.
Born July 20th, 1947 in Gvozd.
Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Lisbon.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Japanese general (1892–1961).
Born December 3rd, 1892 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died May 16th, 1961 at 68 years old in Japan.
Amir Pnueli
Israeli computer scientist (1941–2009) researching temporal logic, model checking, and concurrent systems.
Born April 22nd, 1941 in Nahalal.
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 68 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Huang Ju
Chinese politician (1938–2007).
Born September 28th, 1938 in Shanghai.
Died June 2nd, 2007 at 68 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Earle Dickson
American engineer (1892–1961).
Born October 10th, 1892.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 68 years old in Kitchener.
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer.
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (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