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Dead at age 68
1,150 Notable deaths
Lillian Ngoyi
South african anti-apartheid activist (1911–1980).
Born September 25th, 1911 in Pretoria.
Died March 13th, 1980 at 68 years old in Soweto (myocardial infarction).
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
Russian noble.
Born April 18th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Konstanz (pneumonia). [ref]
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American author and poet.
Born November 5th, 1850 in Janesville.
Died October 30th, 1919 at 68 years old in New Haven County (cancer).
Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with buffalo springfield (1940–2009).
Born September 30th, 1940 in North Dundas.
Died February 1st, 2009 at 68 years old in Van Nuys.
Manmohan Krishna
Indian film actor and director (1922-1990).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Lahore.
Died November 3rd, 1990 at 68 years old in Mumbai.
Frederick Chiluba
Former president of zambia (1991–2002).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Kitwe.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Lusaka (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hannelore Kohl
Wife of german chancellor helmut kohl.
Born March 7th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 2001 at 68 years old in Ludwigshafen (drug overdose).
Ugo Tognazzi
Italian film, tv, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter (1922-1990).
Born March 23rd, 1922 in Cremona.
Died October 27th, 1990 at 68 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Betty Carter
American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter.
Born May 16th, 1930 in Flint. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1998 at 68 years old in Brooklyn (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and righteous among the nations (1904-1973).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 68 years old in Bremen.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan