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Dead at age 68
1,585 Notable deaths
Ernst Grünfeld
Chess international grandmaster (1893-1962).
Born November 21st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 1962 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981).
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville.
Died September 9th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Allan Pettersson
Swedish composer and violist.
Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd.
Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
Bernard Maris
French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Toulouse.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Vicksburg.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 68 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Scott Waugh
British army officer and surveyor general of india (1810-1878).
Born February 3rd, 1810 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1878 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
Mongolian politician (1894-1962).
Born February 15th, 1894 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died May 1st, 1962 at 68 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Øystein Ore
Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died August 13th, 1968 at 68 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Japanese artist (1847-1915).
Born September 10th, 1847 in Honjo.
Died November 28th, 1915 at 68 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (rheumatism).
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