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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria
Bavarian royal and noble (1884-1968).
Born January 17th, 1884 in Tegernsee Abbey.
Died November 5th, 1968 at 84 years old in Wildbad Kreuth.
Aldo Capitini
Italian philosopher and political activist (1899-1968).
Born December 23rd, 1899 in Perugia.
Died October 19th, 1968 at 68 years old in Perugia.
Aleksei Kruchenykh
Russian writer (1886-1968).
Born February 21st, 1886.
Died June 17th, 1968 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Leonid Sabaneyev
Russian musicologist, music critic, composer and scientist (1881–1968).
Born October 2nd, 1881 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1968 at 86 years old in Antibes.
May Puskas
Hungarian noble lady and second spouse of the khedive abbas ii of egypt (1877-1968).
Born June 15th, 1877 in Philadelphia.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Graz.
Louis Aubert
French pianist and composer (1877-1968).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Paramé.
Died January 9th, 1968 at 90 years old in Paris.
Abdulla Qahhor
Uzbek author (1907-1968).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Kokand.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Clare Winger Harris
American writer (1891-1968).
Born January 18th, 1891 in Freeport.
Died October 26th, 1968 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Gertrude Short
Actress (1902-1968).
Born April 6th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Michel Kikoine
Belarussian-french artist of jewish origin (1892-1968).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Gomel. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 513
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