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Dead at age 68
1,047 Notable deaths
Alvin Lee
British guitarist, singer, songwriter (1944-2013).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nottingham. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2013 at 68 years old in Marbella. [ref]
William Luther Pierce
American white nationalist (1933-2002).
Born September 11th, 1933 in Atlanta.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Mill Point (cancer).
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 68 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Hickey
American actor (1928-1997).
Born September 19th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Hans Rosling
Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.
Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
David Gulpilil
Australian actor.
Born July 1st, 1953 in Maningrida.
Died November 29th, 2021 at 68 years old in Murray Bridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Ed King
American musician (1949-2018).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Glendale.
Died August 22nd, 2018 at 68 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Paul Eddington
English actor (1927-1995).
Born June 18th, 1927 in London.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in London (lymphoma).
Danny Kirwan
British musician (1950-2018).
Born May 13th, 1950 in Westminster. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2018 at 68 years old in London (pneumonia).
Cliff Arquette
American actor comedian, actor, pianist, composer and songwriter (1905-1974).
Born December 27th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
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