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Dead at age 68
1,586 Notable deaths
Fritz Riess
Racecar driver (1922–1991).
Born July 11th, 1922 in Nuremberg.
Died May 15th, 1991 at 68 years old in Samedan.
Nicolae Golescu
Romanian politician (1810–1877).
Born December 6th, 1809 in Câmpulung.
Died December 10th, 1877 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Jens Jørgen Thorsen
Danish artist (1932-2000).
Born February 2nd, 1932 in Saint John Parish. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2000 at 68 years old [ref]
Juan Corzo
Chess master (1873-1941).
Born June 24th, 1873 in Madrid.
Died September 27th, 1941 at 68 years old in Havana.
Balys Dvarionas
Lithuanian musician (1904-1972).
Born June 19th, 1904 in Liepāja.
Died August 23rd, 1972 at 68 years old in Vilnius.
Walter William Winans
American sport shooter and artist (1852-1920).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 12th, 1920 at 68 years old in Dagenham.
Robert Gernhardt
German artist (1937-2006).
Born December 13th, 1937 in Tallinn.
Died June 30th, 2006 at 68 years old in Frankfurt (cancer).
Bill Cheesbourg
Racecar driver.
Born June 12th, 1927 in Tucson.
Died November 6th, 1995 at 68 years old in Tucson.
Toktogul Satylganov
Kyrgyz poet, musician and singer (1864–1933).
Born October 25th, 1864.
Died February 17th, 1933 at 68 years old in Toktogul.
Oganes Zanazanyan
Soviet footballer (1946-2015).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 68 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
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