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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Abel Bonnard
French writer, poet and politician.
Born December 19th, 1883 in Poitiers.
Died May 31st, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Eleonora Sears
(1881-1968) american tennis player.
Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.
Hans Cramer
German general.
Born July 13th, 1896 in Minden.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Minden.
Antonio Porchia
Italian argentinian poet (1885–1968).
Born November 25th, 1886 in Conflenti. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gustaf Larson
Automotive pioneer, swedish engineer, swedish founders of automobile manufacturer.
Born July 8th, 1887 in Sweden. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1968 at 80 years old in Båstad. [ref]
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Vasyl Makukh
Ukrainian nationalist activist (1927-1968).
Born November 14th, 1927 in Kariv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1968 at 40 years old in Kyiv (self-immolation). [ref]
Félix Kir
French politician (1876-1968).
Born January 22nd, 1876 in Alise-Sainte-Reine.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 92 years old in Dijon.
Santos Iriarte
Uruguayan footballer (1902-1968).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Canelones.
Died November 11th, 1968 at 66 years old in Montevideo.
Cai Tingkai
Chinese general.
Born April 15th, 1892 in Luoding Zhilizhou. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1968 at 76 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 513
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid