In the year 1968

513 Notable deaths

Leo Sexton

Athletics competitor (1909-1968).

Born August 27th, 1909 in Danvers.

Died September 6th, 1968 at 59 years old in Perry.

Konrad Johannesson

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born August 10th, 1896 in Manitoba.

Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Winnipeg.

Jan Rypka

Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator.

Born May 28th, 1886 in Kroměříž. [ref]

Died December 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]

Ada Sari

Singer, actress, and educator.

Born June 29th, 1886 in Wadowice. [ref]

Died July 12th, 1968 at 82 years old in Ciechocinek. [ref]

Virgilio Levratto

Italian footballer and manager (1904-1968).

Born October 26th, 1904 in Carcare.

Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in Genoa.

Marguerite Clayton

Actress (1891-1968).

Born April 12th, 1891 in Ogden.

Died December 20th, 1968 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).

Ugo Frigerio

Italian race walker (1901–1968).

Born September 16th, 1901 in Milan.

Died July 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Garda.

Adolf Abel

German architect (1882-1968).

Born November 27th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1968 at 85 years old in Bruckberg.

George Marion, Jr.

Screenwriter.

Born August 30th, 1899 in Boston.

Died February 25th, 1968 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Diana Karenne

Polish actress.

Born July 22nd, 1897 in Kyiv.

Died October 18th, 1968 at 71 years old in Lausanne.

Deaths 391 to 400 of 513

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson