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Dead at age 68
1,189 Notable deaths
Chaim-Moshe Shapira
Israeli politician (1902–1970).
Born March 26th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died July 16th, 1970 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Eduardo Gómez
Spanish actor (1951-2019).
Born July 27th, 1951 in Madrid.
Died July 28th, 2019 at 68 years old in Madrid (laryngeal cancer).
Nikolai Koltsov
Russian scientist.
Born July 15th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1940 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (poison). [ref]
Lewis Thompson Preston
American banker (1926-1995).
Born August 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louis Lavelle
French academic.
Born July 15th, 1883 in Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 68 years old in Parranquet. [ref]
Pierre Dupong
Prime minister of luxembourg (1885-1953).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Heisdorf.
Died December 23rd, 1953 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
John Anderson
Scottish-born australian philosopher (1893–1962).
Born November 1st, 1893 in Scotland.
Died July 6th, 1962 at 68 years old in Sydney.
Stipe Šuvar
Croatian sociologist (1936–2004).
Born February 17th, 1936 in Zagvozd.
Died June 29th, 2004 at 68 years old in Zagreb.
Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.
Yvon Petra
French tennis player (1916–1984).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Cholon. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
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