Dead at age 68
1,150 Notable deaths
Thorvald Stauning
Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).
Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
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]
Hans Albers
German actor (1891-1960).
Born September 22nd, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died July 24th, 1960 at 68 years old in Berg.
Jean Lesage
19th premier of quebec.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montreal.
Died December 12th, 1980 at 68 years old in Sillery.
Margot Adler
Author, neopagan, and national public radio reporter.
Born April 16th, 1946 in Little Rock.
Died July 28th, 2014 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).
Michael Smith
Canadian nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Blackpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2000 at 68 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1972 at 68 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Olin D. Johnston
American politician (1896-1965).
Born November 18th, 1896 in Honea Path.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Columbia.
Chris Rainbow
British singer-songwriter.
Born November 18th, 1946 in Glasgow.
Died February 25th, 2015 at 68 years old in Isle of Skye (Parkinson's disease).
Charles Moore
American architect (1925-1993).
Born October 31st, 1925 in Benton Harbor. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1993 at 68 years old in Austin. [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut