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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Elly Ney
German pianist (1882–1968).
Born September 27th, 1882 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Tutzing.
Walter Tewksbury
Athletics competitor (1876-1968).
Born March 21st, 1876 in Ashley.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 92 years old in Tunkhannock. [ref]
Carlos María de la Torre
Ecuadorian catholic cardinal (1873–1968).
Born November 14th, 1873 in Quito.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in Quito.
Siegfried Rasp
German general (1898–1968).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Munich.
Died September 2nd, 1968 at 70 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Phyllis Nicolson
Mathematician (1917–1968).
Born September 21st, 1917 in Macclesfield.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 51 years old in Sheffield (breast cancer).
Martin Frič
Czech film director, screenwriter and actor (1902–1968).
Born March 29th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1968 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Hertha Sponer
German physicist and chemist.
Born September 1st, 1895 in Nysa.
Died February 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Ilten.
Leo Huberman
American scholar (1903–1968).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Newark.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 65 years old in Paris.
Tina Pica
Italian actress (1884-1968).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Naples. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1968 at 84 years old in Naples.
Adnan Kapau Gani
Indonesian politician (1905–1968).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Palembayan.
Died December 23rd, 1968 at 63 years old in Palembang.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 513
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot