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Dead at age 68
1,192 Notable deaths
Zbyněk Brynych
Czech director.
Born June 13th, 1927 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1995 at 68 years old in Prague. [ref]
Frances Schroth
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1893-1961).
Born April 11th, 1893 in Toledo.
Died October 6th, 1961 at 68 years old in Guadalajara.
Aleksandr Salnikov
Basketball player (1949-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Sevastopol.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
René Basset
French linguist and orientalist.
Born July 24th, 1855 in Lunéville.
Died January 4th, 1924 at 68 years old in Algiers (disease).
Zenón Franco Ocampos
Paraguayan chess grandmaster (1956–2024).
Born May 12th, 1956 in Asunción.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 68 years old in Vigo. [ref]
George Marion, Jr.
Screenwriter.
Born August 30th, 1899 in Boston.
Died February 25th, 1968 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Charles Le Goffic
French poet, novelist and historian (1863-1932).
Born July 14th, 1863 in Lannion. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1932 at 68 years old in Lannion. [ref]
Iosif Langbard
Soviet belarus architect (1882–1951).
Born January 18th, 1882 in Bielsk Podlaski.
Died January 3rd, 1951 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Dora Hitz
Court painter to the romanian royal family (1856-1924).
Born March 30th, 1856 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.
Died November 20th, 1924 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Juris Silovs
Athletics competitor.
Born August 30th, 1950 in Krāslava.
Died September 28th, 2018 at 68 years old [ref]
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