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Dead at age 68
1,047 Notable deaths
Ralph Metcalfe
American athlete and politician.
Born June 30th, 1910 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1978 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Ynes Mexia
Mexican-american botanist (1870-1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in Georgetown.
Died July 12th, 1938 at 68 years old in Berkeley (breast cancer).
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Born August 24th, 1905 in Mississippi. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1974 at 68 years old in Northampton County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fred McDowell
American hill country blues singer and guitar player.
Born January 12th, 1904 in Tennessee. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Heinz Kohut
Austrian-american psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1913-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1913 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1981 at 68 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Johnny Berry
English footballer.
Born June 1st, 1926 in Aldershot.
Died September 23rd, 1994 at 68 years old in Farnham.
Robert Shakespeare
Jamaican musician.
Born September 27th, 1953 in Kingston.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Florida (surgical complications). [ref]
Joseph Bernardin
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Columbia.
Died November 14th, 1996 at 68 years old in Chicago (pancreatic cancer).
Altamas Kabir
39th chief justice of india.
Born July 19th, 1948 in Kolkata.
Died February 19th, 2017 at 68 years old in Kolkata (kidney failure). [ref]
James Merrill
American poet.
Born March 3rd, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Tucson (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
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