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Dead at age 68
1,151 Notable deaths
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012).
Born June 2nd, 1944 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2012 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]
William Luther Pierce
American neo-nazi (1933–2002).
Born September 11th, 1933 in Atlanta.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Mill Point (cancer).
Kerry Packer
Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon (1937–2005).
Born December 17th, 1937 in Sydney.
Died December 26th, 2005 at 68 years old in Bellevue Hill (kidney failure). [ref]
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]
Alvin Lee
English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1944–2013).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nottingham.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 68 years old in Marbella.
Nancy Mitford
British writer.
Born November 28th, 1904 in 1 and 3, Graham Terrace Sw1. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in Versailles (cancer).
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974).
Born December 28th, 1905 in Toledo.
Died September 23rd, 1974 at 68 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Itzhak Stern
Polish accountant and holocaust survivor (1901–1969).
Born January 25th, 1901 in Kraków.
Died June 27th, 1969 at 68 years old in Israel.
Paul Eddington
English actor (1927-1995).
Born June 18th, 1927 in London.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in London (lymphoma).
Idriss Déby
Chadian president (1952–2021).
Born June 18th, 1952 in Berdoba.
Died April 20th, 2021 at 68 years old in Tibesti Region (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner