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Dead at age 68
1,047 Notable deaths
James Robertson Justice
British actor.
Born June 15th, 1907 in Lewisham. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 68 years old in Romsey.
Simon Oakland
American actor (1915-1983).
Born August 28th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 29th, 1983 at 68 years old in Cathedral City (cancer).
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Iraqi president (1914-1982).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Tikrit.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 68 years old in Baghdad.
Fritz Von Erich
American professional wrestler (1929-1997).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Jewett.
Died September 10th, 1997 at 68 years old in Denton (lung cancer, brain cancer).
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet.
Born February 8th, 1911 in Worcester.
Died October 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Boston (intracranial aneurysm).
David Lane
American white supremacist, convicted felon.
Born November 2nd, 1938 in Woden.
Died May 28th, 2007 at 68 years old in Terre Haute (neurological disorder).
Richard Bright
American actor (1937-2006).
Born June 28th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 68 years old in New York City (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Svante August Arrhenius
Swedish astronomer, chemist and physicist.
Born February 19th, 1859 in Balingsta parish. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1927 at 68 years old in Stockholm (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]
Machiko Soga
Japanese actress and voice actress (1938-2006).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Hachiōji.
Died May 7th, 2006 at 68 years old in Kunitachi (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Herbert Mead
American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1863 in South Hadley.
Died April 30th, 1931 at 68 years old in Chicago.
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