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Dead at age 68

1,055 Notable deaths

Lucio Fulci

Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

Born June 17th, 1927 in Rome.

Died March 13th, 1996 at 68 years old in Rome (diabetes). [ref]

Paul Hindemith

German-american composer.

Born November 16th, 1895 in Hanau. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1963 at 68 years old in Frankfurt am Main (acute pancreatitis). [ref]

John Stewart

American songwriter and singer.

Born September 5th, 1939 in San Diego. [ref]

Died January 19th, 2008 at 68 years old in San Diego (stroke). [ref]

Pina Bausch

German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director.

Born July 27th, 1940 in Solingen. [ref]

Died June 30th, 2009 at 68 years old in Wuppertal (lung cancer). [ref]

Jay Benedict

American actor (1951-2020).

Born April 11th, 1951 in Burbank.

Died April 4th, 2020 at 68 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]

Watchman Nee

Chinese church leader (1903-1972).

Born November 4th, 1903 in Shantou. [ref]

Died May 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Anhui.

Caleb Carr

American novelist, screenwriter and military historian.

Born August 2nd, 1955 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died May 23rd, 2024 at 68 years old in Cherry Plain (cancer).

Fuad I of Egypt

Egyptian king and sultan.

Born March 26th, 1868 in Cairo.

Died April 28th, 1936 at 68 years old in Cairo.

Benjamin N. Cardozo

United states federal judge (1870-1938).

Born May 24th, 1870 in New York City. [ref]

Died July 9th, 1938 at 68 years old in Port Chester. [ref]

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994).

Born May 24th, 1925 in Västerås. [ref]

Died March 17th, 1994 at 68 years old in London (cancer).

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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker