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Dead at age 68

1,586 Notable deaths

John Anderson

Scottish-born australian philosopher (1893–1962).

Born November 1st, 1893 in Scotland.

Died July 6th, 1962 at 68 years old in Sydney.

Stipe Šuvar

Croatian sociologist (1936–2004).

Born February 17th, 1936 in Zagvozd.

Died June 29th, 2004 at 68 years old in Zagreb.

Rudolf Kompfner

Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).

Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.

Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.

Yvon Petra

French tennis player (1916–1984).

Born March 8th, 1916 in Cholon. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1984 at 68 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]

C. A. Rosetti

Romanian politician (1816–1885).

Born June 2nd, 1816 in Bucharest.

Died April 8th, 1885 at 68 years old in Bucharest.

José Sancho

Spanish actor (1944–2013).

Born November 11th, 1944 in Manises.

Died March 3rd, 2013 at 68 years old in Valencia (lung cancer). [ref]

Karen Dawisha

American political scientist (1949–2018).

Born December 2nd, 1949 in Colorado Springs.

Died April 11th, 2018 at 68 years old in Oxford (cardiac arrest).

Carl Friedrich von Siemens

German businessman (1872-1941).

Born September 5th, 1872 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.

Died July 8th, 1941 at 68 years old in Neu Fahrland.

Teresa Stolz

Czech opera singer.

Born June 5th, 1834 in Kostelec nad Labem. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 1902 at 68 years old in Milan. [ref]

Germain Nouveau

French poet of the symbolist movement (1851–1920).

Born July 31st, 1851 in Pourrières.

Died April 4th, 1920 at 68 years old in Pourrières.

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