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Dead at age 68
1,584 Notable deaths
John Wesley Powell
American geologist (1834-1902).
Born March 24th, 1834 in Mount Morris. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1902 at 68 years old in North Haven. [ref]
Masabumi Hosono
A bureaucrat during japan's meiji era. the only japanese passenger on the titanic.(1870–1939).
Born November 8th, 1870 in Hokura.
Died March 14th, 1939 at 68 years old in Japan.
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer (1940–2008).
Born May 12th, 1940 in Harlem. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
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]
Paul Mariner
English footballer (1953–2021).
Born May 22nd, 1953 in Farnworth.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 68 years old in Plymouth (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
British-american actor (1898-1966).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Bolton.
Died June 11th, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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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