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Dead at age 68
1,121 Notable deaths
Machiko Soga
Japanese actress and voice actress (1938-2006).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Hachiōji.
Died May 7th, 2006 at 68 years old in Kunitachi (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edgar Lungu
President of zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025).
Born November 11th, 1956 in Ndola.
Died June 5th, 2025 at 68 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
George Herbert Mead
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1863 in South Hadley.
Died April 30th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz musician (1927–1996).
Born April 6th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Darien (liver cancer). [ref]
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010).
Born November 30th, 1941 in Tikrit.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 68 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Soraya Tarzi
Princess consort (1919-1926), later queen consort of king amanullah khan of afghanistan (1926-1929).
Born November 24th, 1899 in Damascus.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 68 years old in Rome.
Ng Man-tat
Hong kong actor (1950–2021).
Born January 2nd, 1953 in Xiamen. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2021 at 68 years old in Union Hospital (liver cancer). [ref]
Mychal Judge
American friar minor and 1st wtc victim.
Born May 11th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 68 years old in One World Trade Center (collapse of the World Trade Center).
H. Rider Haggard
English writer of adventure novels.
Born June 22nd, 1856 in Bradenham. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1925 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
German aristocrat (1868-1937).
Born November 25th, 1868 in Darmstadt.
Died October 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Schloß Wolfsgarten.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson