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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Blanche Mehaffey
American actress and dancer.
Born July 28th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Sanusi Pane
Indonesian author (1905–1968).
Born November 14th, 1905 in Sumatra.
Died January 2nd, 1968 at 62 years old in Jakarta.
Eddie Baker
American actor (1897-1968).
Born November 17th, 1897 in Davis.
Died February 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Gaetano Arturo Crocco
Italian scientist (1877-1968).
Born October 26th, 1877 in Naples.
Died January 19th, 1968 at 90 years old in Rome.
Franz Beyer
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born May 27th, 1892 in Bautzen.
Died October 15th, 1968 at 76 years old in Bad Wiessee.
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh
Palestinian political activist (1949–1968).
Born January 8th, 1949 in Nablus.
Died November 28th, 1968 at 19 years old in Nablus.
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
German artist (1902-1968).
Born June 11th, 1902 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1968 at 65 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Margarita Nelken
Spanish feminist and writer.
Born July 5th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in Mexico, Mexico City. [ref]
Berthold Bartosch
Animator (1893-1968).
Born December 29th, 1893 in Polubný. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1968 at 74 years old in Paris.
Horace Gould
British racing driver.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 47 years old in Southmead (myocardial infarction).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami