Dead at age 68

1,087 Notable deaths

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]

John Chancellor

American tv journalist.

Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.

Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi