Dead at age 68
1,150 Notable deaths
Joseph Strauss
American structural engineer (1870–1938).
Born January 9th, 1870 in Cincinnati.
Died May 16th, 1938 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Virgil Fox
American musician.
Born May 3rd, 1912 in Princeton. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1980 at 68 years old in Palm Beach (prostate cancer). [ref]
Ruth Chatterton
American actress (1892–1961).
Born December 24th, 1892 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Norwalk (stroke).
Eduard Roschmann
Ss officer (1908-1977).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Graz.
Died August 8th, 1977 at 68 years old in Asunción.
Rodion Malinovsky
Soviet military commander.
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died March 31st, 1967 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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]
Hugo Schmeisser
German firearm designer (1884–1953).
Born September 24th, 1884 in Jena.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 68 years old in Erfurt (lung disease).
J. Philippe Rushton
Canadian psychology professor (1943–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1943 in Bournemouth.
Died October 2nd, 2012 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
John Chancellor
American tv journalist.
Born July 14th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died July 12th, 1996 at 68 years old in Princeton (stomach cancer).
Lino Ventura
Italian-franch actor.
Born July 14th, 1919 in Parma. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1987 at 68 years old in Saint-Cloud (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel