In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Helene Holzman
German artist (1891-1968).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Jena.
Died August 25th, 1968 at 77 years old in Giessen (traffic collision).
Miguel Murillo
Bolivian footballer.
Born March 24th, 1898 in La Paz.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Bolivia.
Giuseppe Paris
Gymnast (1895–1968).
Born September 22nd, 1895 in Milan.
Died April 5th, 1968 at 72 years old in Merate.
Edgardo Toetti
Athletics competitor.
Born July 10th, 1910 in Milan.
Died June 2nd, 1968 at 57 years old
Oswald Zappelli
Swiss fencer (1913-1968).
Born October 27th, 1913 in Lausanne.
Died April 3rd, 1968 at 54 years old in Lausanne.
Giuseppe Lepori
Member of the swiss federal council (1902-1968).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Massagno.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 66 years old in Seravezza.
Herbert Girton Deignan
Ornithologist (1906-1968).
Born December 5th, 1906 in East Orange. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1968 at 61 years old in Switzerland.
Gerard de Kruijff
Dutch equestrian (1890–1968).
Born January 27th, 1890 in Buren.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 78 years old in Deventer.
Eivar Widlund
Swedish footballer.
Born June 15th, 1905 in Örebro.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks