In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Sally O'Neil
Actress (1908-1968).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Bayonne.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Galesburg (pneumonia).
István Dobi
Hungarian politician (1898–1968).
Born December 31st, 1898 in Szőny.
Died November 24th, 1968 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Edwin O'Connor
American journalist and fiction writer.
Born July 29th, 1918 in Providence. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1968 at 49 years old in Boston. [ref]
Jeanne Demessieux
French composer, pianist, organist and music teacher (1921-1968).
Born February 13th, 1921 in Montpellier.
Died November 11th, 1968 at 47 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Lina Stern
Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1878-1968).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Liepāja.
Died March 7th, 1968 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Amelia Peláez
Cuban artist (1896-1968).
Born January 5th, 1896 in Yaguajay.
Died April 8th, 1968 at 72 years old in Havana.
Rudolph Dirks
Cartoonist (1877–1968).
Born February 26th, 1877 in Heide.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 91 years old in New York City.
Akmal Khan
Pakistani actor and singer (1929–1968).
Born November 11th, 1929 in Lahore.
Died June 11th, 1968 at 38 years old in Muslim Town.
Albert Lewin
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1894-1968).
Born September 23rd, 1894 in Brooklyn.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin