Dead at age 68

1,151 Notable deaths

Lawton Chiles

American politician.

Born April 3rd, 1930 in Lakeland.

Died December 12th, 1998 at 68 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).

Masabumi Hosono

Rms titanic survivor (1870–1939).

Born October 15th, 1870 in Niigata Prefecture.

Died March 14th, 1939 at 68 years old in Japan.

Peter David

American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games.

Born September 23rd, 1956 in Fort Meade.

Died May 24th, 2025 at 68 years old in East Patchogue. [ref]

Alfred Newman

American composer (1901-1970).

Born March 17th, 1901 in New Haven. [ref]

Died February 17th, 1970 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Paul Mariner

English footballer.

Born May 22nd, 1953 in Farnworth.

Died July 9th, 2021 at 68 years old (brain cancer). [ref]

Ranasinghe Premadasa

President of sri lanka from 1989 to 1993.

Born June 23rd, 1924 in Colombo.

Died May 1st, 1993 at 68 years old in Colombo.

Ted Ross

American actor (1934-2002).

Born June 30th, 1934 in Zanesville.

Died September 3rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Dayton (disease).

Wallace Ford

Actor (1898-1966).

Born February 12th, 1898 in Bolton. [ref]

Died June 11th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Frankie Banali

American drummer (1951–2020).

Born November 14th, 1951 in Queens.

Died August 20th, 2020 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Clark Ashton Smith

American author (1893-1961).

Born January 13th, 1893 in Long Valley.

Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage).

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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris