Dead at age 68
1,151 Notable deaths
Elton Mayo
Australian psychologist and sociologist.
Born December 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.
Died September 7th, 1949 at 68 years old in Guildford.
Mike McCallum
Jamaican boxer.
Born December 7th, 1956 in Kingston.
Died May 31st, 2025 at 68 years old in Las Vegas. [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).
Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz Bolaños
Dictator of mexico (1911-1979).
Born March 12th, 1911 in San Miguel ocotenco puebla.
Died July 15th, 1979 at 68 years old in Mexico City (colorectal cancer).
Jay Benedict
American actor (1951-2020).
Born April 11th, 1951 in Burbank.
Died April 4th, 2020 at 68 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Will Wright
American character actor.
Born March 26th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
César Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
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]
Joe Dolan
Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer (1939–2007).
Born October 16th, 1939 in Mullingar.
Died December 26th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mater Private Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Born March 7th, 1924 in Kita-ku. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest). [ref]
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