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Dead at age 68
1,584 Notable deaths
Bruce Cabot
Actor (1904-1972).
Born April 20th, 1904 in Carlsbad.
Died May 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Oscar Schmidt
Brazilian basketball player (1958–2026).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Natal.
Died April 17th, 2026 at 68 years old in Santana de Parnaíba (cardiac arrest). [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]
Eiji Tsuburaya
Japanese film director (1901-1970).
Born July 7th, 1901 in Sukagawa.
Died January 25th, 1970 at 68 years old in Ito (myocardial infarction).
Ravi Chopra
Indian movie producer and director (1946-2014).
Born September 27th, 1946 in Mumbai.
Died November 12th, 2014 at 68 years old in Mumbai (lung cancer).
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
Chief of the german general staff (1848–1916).
Born May 25th, 1848 in Biendorf.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 68 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Machiko Soga
Japanese actress and voice actress (1938-2006).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Hachiōji-shi.
Died May 7th, 2006 at 68 years old in Kunitachi (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996).
Born April 6th, 1927 in New York City.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Darien.
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet (1911–1979).
Born February 8th, 1911 in Worcester.
Died October 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Boston (intracranial aneurysm).
Madlyn Rhue
American actress (1935-2003).
Born October 3rd, 1935 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 16th, 2003 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
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