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Dead at age 68

1,584 Notable deaths

Don Baylor

American baseball player and manager (1949–2017).

Born June 28th, 1949 in Austin.

Died August 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (bone cancer).

Emanuel Steward

American boxer, trainer, and commentator (1944–2012).

Born July 7th, 1944 in Bottom Creek.

Died October 25th, 2012 at 68 years old in Chicago (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Ronald Bell

American musician (1951–2020).

Born November 1st, 1951 in Youngstown.

Died September 9th, 2020 at 68 years old in United States Virgin Islands. [ref]

August Kubizek

Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of adolf hitler (1888–1956).

Born August 3rd, 1888 in Linz.

Died October 23rd, 1956 at 68 years old in Eferding.

Jimmy Bain

Scottish bassist (1947–2016).

Born December 19th, 1947 in Newtonmore.

Died January 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Atlantic Ocean (lung cancer). [ref]

Robert Keith

American actor (1898–1966).

Born February 10th, 1898 in Fowler.

Died December 22nd, 1966 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.

Hussein Onn

Prime minister of malaysia from 1976 to 1981.

Born February 12th, 1922 in Johor Bahru.

Died May 29th, 1990 at 68 years old in Daly City (cardiovascular disease).

Wilhelm Furtwängler

German conductor and composer (1886–1954).

Born January 25th, 1886 in Schöneberg.

Died November 30th, 1954 at 68 years old in Baden-Baden (pneumonia).

Joe Slovo

South african politician (1926-1995).

Born May 23rd, 1926 in Obeliai.

Died January 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Johannesburg (cancer).

Elton Mayo

Australian psychologist and sociologist.

Born December 26th, 1880 in Adelaide.

Died September 7th, 1949 at 68 years old in Guildford.

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