Dead at age 68
1,192 Notable deaths
Zinaïda Aksentieva
Ukrainian/soviet astronomer.
Born July 25th, 1900 in Odesa.
Died April 8th, 1969 at 68 years old in Poltava.
Martha Arendsee
German politician and resistance fighter (1885-1953).
Born March 29th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 1953 at 68 years old in East Berlin.
Leonardo Cortese
Actor, film director.
Born May 24th, 1916 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1984 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lambert Schaus
Luxembourgian politician (1908-1976).
Born January 18th, 1908 in Luxembourg.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Mohinder Lal
Field hockey player (1936-2004).
Born June 1st, 1936 in Nashik.
Died July 1st, 2004 at 68 years old in Spain.
Algirdas Lauritėnas
Lithuanian basketball player (1932–2001).
Born November 5th, 1932 in Kaunas.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 68 years old in Kaunas.
Anders Kulläng
Rally driver (1943-2012).
Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.
Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).
Leevi Lehto
Finnish poet, translator, programmer and publisher (1951-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1951 in Asikkala. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2019 at 68 years old in Helsinki (neurological disorder). [ref]
Mary Bain
American chess player.
Born June 8th, 1904 in Hungary.
Died October 26th, 1972 at 68 years old in New York City.
Alf Andersen
Norwegian ski jumper (1906-1975).
Born May 15th, 1906 in Drammen.
Died April 12th, 1975 at 68 years old in Frogn.
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