Dead at age 68
1,150 Notable deaths
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church and saint.
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Damanhur.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Robert Shakespeare
Jamaican musician.
Born September 27th, 1953 in Kingston.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 68 years old in Florida (surgical complications). [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]
John Gunther
American journalist (1901-1970).
Born August 30th, 1901 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1970 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Sumner Welles
American government official and diplomat (1892-1961).
Born October 14th, 1892 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bernardsville. [ref]
Mehmet Shehu
Prime minister of albania (1913-1981).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Çorrush.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 68 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Quini
Spanish footballer (1949-2018).
Born September 23rd, 1949 in Oviedo.
Died February 27th, 2018 at 68 years old in Gijón (myocardial infarction). [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]
Choi Jung-woo
South korean actor.
Born February 17th, 1957 in South Korea.
Died May 27th, 2025 at 68 years old [ref]
Don "Red" Barry
American actor (1912-1980).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Houston.
Died July 17th, 1980 at 68 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
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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