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Dead at age 68
1,584 Notable deaths
Kōbō Abe
Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.
Died January 22nd, 1993 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cardiac arrest).
Lionel Bart
British writer and composer of pop music and musicals.
Born August 1st, 1930 in Stepney.
Died April 3rd, 1999 at 68 years old in Hammersmith (liver cancer).
Tom Mankiewicz
American writer, producer and director (1942–2010).
Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Mansour Ojjeh
Saudi arabian businessman.
Born September 25th, 1952 in Saudi Arabia. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2021 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Luciano Leggio
Italian criminal with murder conviction (1925–1993).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Corleone.
Died November 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Nuoro (myocardial infarction).
Henry F. Phillips
American businessman (1889–1958).
Born June 4th, 1889 in Bolivar. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Portland. [ref]
Lucio Dalla
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-2012).
Born March 4th, 1943 in Bologna.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 68 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
David Groh
American actor (1939–2008).
Born May 21st, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 12th, 2008 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer). [ref]
Richard Dadd
British artist (1817-1886).
Born August 1st, 1817 in Chatham.
Died January 7th, 1886 at 68 years old in Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne (lung disease).
Edmund Kirby Smith
Confederate states army general (1824-1893).
Born May 16th, 1824 in St. Augustine.
Died March 28th, 1893 at 68 years old in Sewanee (pneumonia).
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