In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Verner Weckman
Olympic wrestler (1882-1968).
Born July 26th, 1882 in Loviisa.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Viktor Blinov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born September 1st, 1945 in Omsk.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 22 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Juan José Castro
Argentine musician, composer, condutro, violinist and pianist (1895–1968).
Born March 7th, 1895 in Avellaneda. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1968 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
José Arce
Argentine politician (1881-1968).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 27th, 1968 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Charles Bacon
American athlete (1885–1968).
Born January 9th, 1885 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1968 at 83 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Vahram Papazyan
Turkish actor of armenian ancestry (1888–1968).
Born January 30th, 1888 in Istanbul.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jacques Chardonne
French writer (1884-1968).
Born January 2nd, 1884 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire.
Died May 29th, 1968 at 84 years old in La Frette-sur-Seine.
Astrid Cleve
Swedish botanist, geologist, chemist (1875-1968).
Born January 22nd, 1875 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1968 at 93 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Sid Kimpton
English footballer and manager (1887-1968).
Born August 12th, 1887 in Leavesden.
Died February 15th, 1968 at 80 years old in Leavesden.
Friedrich-August Schack
German general (1892–1968).
Born March 27th, 1892 in Kowary.
Died July 24th, 1968 at 76 years old in Goslar.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 513
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner