In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Hein ter Poorten
Dutch general (1887–1968).
Born November 21st, 1887 in Bogor.
Died January 15th, 1968 at 80 years old in The Hague.
Joseph Kentenich
German priest, founder of the international schoenstatt movement (1885–1968).
Born November 18th, 1885 in Gymnich.
Died September 15th, 1968 at 82 years old in Schönstatt.
Crane Brinton
American historian.
Born February 2nd, 1898 in Winsted.
Died September 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Massachusetts.
Corneille Heymans
Belgian physiologist (1892-1968).
Born March 28th, 1892 in Ghent.
Died July 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Frances Dade
American actress (1910-1968).
Born February 14th, 1910 in Philadelphia.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 57 years old in Philadelphia.
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Italian composer (1880-1968).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Parma.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 87 years old in Rome.
Tullio Serafin
Italian conductor.
Born September 1st, 1878 in Cavarzere, Rottanova.
Died February 2nd, 1968 at 89 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Manuel Bandeira
Brazilian writer.
Born April 19th, 1886 in Recife. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1968 at 82 years old in Rio de Janeiro (tuberculosis). [ref]
Béla Hamvas
Hungarian writer and philosopher (1897–1968).
Born March 23rd, 1897 in Prešov.
Died November 7th, 1968 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Nikifor Krynicki
Lemko naïve painter.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Krynica-Zdrój. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in Krynica-Zdrój (tuberculosis). [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau