Dead at age 68
1,188 Notable deaths
John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer
British peer (1924-1992); father of diana, princess of wales.
Born January 24th, 1924 in London.
Died March 29th, 1992 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Jack Johnson
American boxer.
Born March 31st, 1878 in Galveston. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1946 at 68 years old in Franklinton (traffic collision). [ref]
Frances Shand Kydd
Mother of diana, princess of wales (1936-2004).
Born January 20th, 1936 in Sandringham.
Died June 3rd, 2004 at 68 years old in Seil (Parkinson's disease, brain cancer).
Benny Hill
British comedian and actor (1924–1992).
Born January 21st, 1924 in Southampton.
Died April 20th, 1992 at 68 years old in Teddington (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Muddy Waters
American blues musician (1913–1983).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Rolling Fork.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 68 years old in Westmont (heart failure).
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
King of saudi arabia (1906-1975).
Born April 14th, 1906 in Riyadh. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1975 at 68 years old in Reyadh (ballistic trauma).
Powers Boothe
American actor (1948-2017).
Born June 1st, 1948 in Snyder.
Died May 14th, 2017 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Charles Krauthammer
American journalist (1950-2018).
Born March 13th, 1950 in Manhattan.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (small intestine cancer).
Dmitri Shostakovich
Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975).
Born September 25th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1975 at 68 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Elijah Cummings
American politician (1951-2019).
Born January 18th, 1951 in Baltimore.
Died October 17th, 2019 at 68 years old in Baltimore.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson