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Dead at age 68
1,585 Notable deaths
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Halbwachs
French sociologist (1877-1945), died in buchenwald concentration camp.
Born March 11th, 1877 in Reims.
Died March 16th, 1945 at 68 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (dysentery).
Carl Oberg
German ss and police general and high ranking german waffen-ss army and police commander.
Born January 27th, 1897 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1965 at 68 years old in Flensburg.
Nuala O'Faolain
Irish writer (1940–2008).
Born March 1st, 1940 in Dublin.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 68 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Gustaf Dalén
Swedish nobel laureate and industrialist (1869–1937).
Born November 30th, 1869.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Musidora
Actress, writer, producer (1889–1957).
Born February 23rd, 1889 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
Finland swedish baron, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer (1832–1901).
Born November 18th, 1832 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1901 at 68 years old in Dalbyö gård (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]
Milton Augustus Strieby Margai
Sierra leonean politician (1895-1964).
Born December 7th, 1895 in Freetown, Gbangbatoke. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1964 at 68 years old in Freetown. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau