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Dead at age 68
1,587 Notable deaths
John Mason Clarke
American geologist and paleontologist (1857–1925).
Born April 15th, 1857 in Canandaigua.
Died May 29th, 1925 at 68 years old in Albany (sigmoid colon cancer).
Jan Gebauer
Czech linguist (1838-1907).
Born October 8th, 1838 in Úbislavice, Nová Paka. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1907 at 68 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Henry Lark Pratt
British artist (1805-1873).
Born February 16th, 1805 in Derby.
Died March 3rd, 1873 at 68 years old in Stoke-upon-Trent.
Michael Anagnos
Greek-american educator of the blind.
Born November 7th, 1837 in Papingo.
Died June 29th, 1906 at 68 years old in Romania.
Per Asplin
Norwegian actor and musician (1928–1996).
Born August 10th, 1928 in Tønsberg.
Died October 9th, 1996 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Ekkehard Fasser
Bobsledder (1952–2021).
Born September 3rd, 1952 in Glarus.
Died April 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Suleyman Stalsky
Lezgian poet from dagestan.
Born May 18th, 1869 in Ashaga-Stal.
Died November 23rd, 1937 at 68 years old in Makhachkala.
Max Fleischer
German artist and botanist (1861–1930).
Born December 4th, 1861 in Lipiny.
Died April 3rd, 1930 at 68 years old in Menton.
Franz Felix Adalbert Kuhn
German philologist and folklorist (1812–1881).
Born November 19th, 1812 in Chojna.
Died May 5th, 1881 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Petar Gudev
Bulgarian politician (1863-1932).
Born July 13th, 1863 in Gradets.
Died May 8th, 1932 at 68 years old in Sofia.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon