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Dead at age 68

1,189 Notable deaths

Allan Pettersson

Swedish composer and violist.

Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd.

Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]

Radwa Ashour

Egyptian novelist.

Born May 26th, 1946 in Cairo.

Died November 30th, 2014 at 68 years old in Cairo.

Bernard Maris

French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015).

Born September 23rd, 1946 in Toulouse.

Died January 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Key Pittman

American politician (1872-1940).

Born September 18th, 1872 in Vicksburg.

Died November 10th, 1940 at 68 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).

Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa

Mongolian politician (1894-1962).

Born February 15th, 1894 in Ulaanbaatar.

Died May 1st, 1962 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar.

Øystein Ore

Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968).

Born October 7th, 1899 in Oslo, Christiania.

Died August 13th, 1968 at 68 years old in Bærum Municipality.

Rosemarie Said Zahlan

Historian.

Born August 20th, 1937 in Cairo.

Died May 10th, 2006 at 68 years old

Antonio Lauro

Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).

Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.

Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.

Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg

German diplomat who served as the last german ambassador to the soviet union before operation barbarossa.

Born November 20th, 1875 in Kemberg.

Died November 10th, 1944 at 68 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).

Vasko Popa

Serbian writer (1922-1991).

Born June 29th, 1922 in Grebenac. [ref]

Died January 5th, 1991 at 68 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

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