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Dead at age 68

1,584 Notable deaths

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 (laryngeal cancer).

Gustavo Díaz-Ordaz

56th president of mexico.

Born March 12th, 1911 in Ciudad Serdan.

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).

Günter Meisner

German actor (1926–1994).

Born April 18th, 1926 in Bremen.

Died December 5th, 1994 at 68 years old in Berlin.

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll

British nobleman and 4th governor general of canada (1845-1914).

Born August 5th, 1845 in London.

Died May 2nd, 1914 at 68 years old in London, Cowes (pneumonia).

Cäsar Johann 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.

Died April 10th, 2014 at 68 years old in Leicester (stroke).

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]

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