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Dead at age 68
1,122 Notable deaths
César Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
David Groh
American actor.
Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). [ref]
Lucio Dalla
Italian recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician and actor.
Born March 4th, 1943 in Bologna. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2012 at 68 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Mankiewicz
American writer, producer and director.
Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Poornachandra Tejaswi
Indian writer (1938–2007).
Born September 18th, 1938 in Kuppalli.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]
Anagarika Dharmapala
Sri lankan buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933).
Born September 17th, 1864 in Colombo.
Died April 29th, 1933 at 68 years old in Sarnath.
Marion Tinsley
American checkers player.
Born February 3rd, 1927 in Ironton.
Died April 3rd, 1995 at 68 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer).
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joseph Strauss
American structural engineer.
Born January 9th, 1870 in Cincinnati.
Died May 16th, 1938 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Stanley Spencer
English painter (1891-1959).
Born July 30th, 1891 in Cookham. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1959 at 68 years old in Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital (cancer). [ref]
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