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Dead at age 68

1,585 Notable deaths

Franco Merli

Italian actor.

Born October 31st, 1956 in Rome.

Died May 17th, 2025 at 68 years old in Rome. [ref]

Alex Groza

American basketball player (1926-1995).

Born October 7th, 1926 in Martins Ferry.

Died January 21st, 1995 at 68 years old in San Diego.

Jack Pennick

American film actor (1895-1964).

Born December 7th, 1895 in Portland.

Died August 16th, 1964 at 68 years old in Manhattan Beach.

Thorvald Stauning

Prime minister of denmark (1873–1942).

Born October 26th, 1873 in Copenhagen.

Died May 3rd, 1942 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.

Adolph Sutro

American mayor (1830-1898).

Born April 29th, 1830 in Aachen.

Died August 8th, 1898 at 68 years old in San Francisco.

Wubbo Ockels

Dutch physicist and astronaut (1946–2014).

Born March 28th, 1946 in Almelo.

Died May 18th, 2014 at 68 years old in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma). [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 (1912–1980).

Born June 10th, 1912 in Montreal.

Died December 12th, 1980 at 68 years old in Sillery.

Infanta Antónia of Portugal

Portuguese royal.

Born February 17th, 1845 in Lisbon, Belém Palace.

Died December 27th, 1913 at 68 years old in Sigmaringen.

Margot Adler

Author, neopagan, and national public radio reporter (1946–2014).

Born April 16th, 1946 in Little Rock.

Died July 28th, 2014 at 68 years old in New York City (cancer).

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown