In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Nikolai Stepulov
Estonian boxer (1913–1968).
Born March 20th, 1913 in Narva.
Died January 2nd, 1968 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
Cuno Hoffmeister
German astronomer (1892–1968).
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Sonneberg.
Died April 2nd, 1968 at 76 years old in Sonneberg.
Alexander Borovsky
Russian-american pianist (1889–1968).
Born March 18th, 1889 in Jelgava.
Died April 27th, 1968 at 79 years old in Waban. [ref]
Benno Landsberger
German assyriologist (1890-1968).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Frýdek. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Vasyl Yermylov
Ukrainian artist (1894–1968).
Born March 21st, 1894 in Kharkiv.
Died January 6th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kharkiv.
Elisabeth Meyer
Norwegian photographer (1899-1968).
Born November 15th, 1899 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1968 at 68 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Peter Mohr Dam
Faroe islands politician (1898-1968).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Skopun.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 70 years old in Tórshavn.
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Russian chemist (1877-1968).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Arbuzov Bäräne.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 90 years old in Kazan.
Guilherme Paraense
Brazilian sport shooter (1884-1968).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Belém.
Died April 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Erik Lindegren
Swedish writer and translator (1910-1968).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Luleå. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1968 at 57 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish, Stockholm. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 513
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius