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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1881–1968).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died January 12th, 1968 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Augusto da Silva
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 8th, 1876 in Recife.
Died August 14th, 1968 at 92 years old in Salvador.
Félix Couchoro
Togolese writer.
Born January 30th, 1900 in Ouidah. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1968 at 68 years old in Lomé.
Walter Brom
Polish footballer (1921-1968).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Chorzów.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 47 years old in Chorzów.
Mary Strong Clemens
American botanist (1873-1968).
Born February 5th, 1873 in Cochecton. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1968 at 95 years old in Chermside.
Miloš Alexander Bazovský
Czechoslovak painter (1899-1968).
Born January 11th, 1899.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Trenčín.
Marcel Pinel
French footballer (1908-1968).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Honfleur.
Died March 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Honfleur.
Ferdinand Perier
Belgian archbishop.
Born September 22nd, 1875 in Antwerp.
Died November 10th, 1968 at 93 years old in Kolkata.
Ilia Abuladze
Historian and philologist.
Born November 24th, 1901 in Zeda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Harri Moora
Estonian archaeologist (1900–1968).
Born March 2nd, 1900 in Ehavere.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 68 years old in Tallinn.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 513
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