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Dead at age 68

1,587 Notable deaths

John Cooke

American rower.

Born April 9th, 1937 in Ansonia.

Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Ridgefield.

Jean Baeza

Footballer (1942-2011).

Born August 20th, 1942 in Algiers.

Died February 21st, 2011 at 68 years old in Cannes. [ref]

Henri-René Lenormand

French playwright (1882–1951).

Born May 3rd, 1882 in Paris.

Died February 19th, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.

Otto Olsen

Sport shooter (1884–1953).

Born December 13th, 1884 in Østre Aker.

Died January 13th, 1953 at 68 years old in Oslo.

Costică Dafinoiu

Romanian boxer (1954–2022).

Born February 6th, 1954 in Viziru.

Died June 8th, 2022 at 68 years old [ref]

Mario David

French actor (1927-1996).

Born August 9th, 1927 in Charleville-Mézières.

Died April 29th, 1996 at 68 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism).

Charles Vaurie

American ornithologist (1906–1975).

Born July 7th, 1906 in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.

Died May 13th, 1975 at 68 years old in Reading.

Karel Heijting

Dutch footballer (1883-1951).

Born May 1st, 1883 in Java.

Died August 1st, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.

Ödön Nádas

Hungarian footballer (1889–1960).

Born September 12th, 1891 in Kaposvár. [ref]

Died February 26th, 1960 at 68 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Sven Friberg

Swedish footballer and manager (1895-1964).

Born July 2nd, 1895 in Lysekil Parish.

Died May 26th, 1964 at 68 years old in Gothenburg.

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel