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Dead at age 68
1,055 Notable deaths
Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyayev
Russian biologist.
Born July 17th, 1917 in Kostroma.
Died November 14th, 1985 at 68 years old in Novosibirsk.
Francis William Aston
British chemist (1877-1945).
Born September 1st, 1877 in Birmingham, Harborne. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1945 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Tony Smith
American sculptor and architect.
Born September 23rd, 1912 in South Orange. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joe Armstrong
British computer scientist (1950-2019).
Born December 27th, 1950 in London.
Died April 20th, 2019 at 68 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Maurice Halbwachs
French sociologist (1877-1945) d. buchenwald concentration camp.
Born March 11th, 1877 in Reims. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1945 at 68 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (dysentery). [ref]
Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
Archduchess (1921-1989).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Prangins.
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 68 years old in Munich.
Israel Shahak
Israeli academic.
Born April 28th, 1933 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2001 at 68 years old in Jerusalem (diabetes). [ref]
Nicolai Hartmann
German philosopher (1882-1950).
Born February 20th, 1882 in Riga.
Died October 9th, 1950 at 68 years old in Göttingen.
Helen Broderick
American actress (1891-1959).
Born August 11th, 1891 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1959 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Wubbo Ockels
Dutch physicist and astronaut.
Born March 28th, 1946 in Almelo.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 68 years old in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer). [ref]
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