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Dead at age 68
1,047 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Furtwängler
German conductor and composer.
Born January 25th, 1886 in Schöneberg. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1954 at 68 years old in Baden-Baden (pneumonia). [ref]
Sue Townsend
English writer and humorist.
Born April 2nd, 1946 in Leicester. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2014 at 68 years old in Leicester (stroke). [ref]
John Evans Atta Mills
Sixth president of the republic of ghana (1944-2012).
Born July 21st, 1944 in Tarkwa.
Died July 24th, 2012 at 68 years old in Accra (stroke).
Ted Ross
American actor (1934-2002).
Born June 30th, 1934 in Zanesville.
Died September 3rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Dayton (disease).
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart
First son of the cuban leader fidel castro.
Born September 1st, 1949 in Havana. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2018 at 68 years old in Havana. [ref]
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Auburn. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Kamini Roy
British india's first female graduate, bengali poet, social activist and feminist writer.
Born October 12th, 1864 in Barishal.
Died September 27th, 1933 at 68 years old in Hazaribagh.
Mansour Ojjeh
Saudi arabian businessman.
Born September 25th, 1952 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2021 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
August Kubizek
Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of adolf hitler.
Born August 3rd, 1888 in Linz. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1956 at 68 years old in Eferding. [ref]
Joe Dolan
Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer (1939-2007).
Born October 16th, 1939 in Mullingar. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mater Private Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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