In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Francis Brennan
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 7th, 1894 in Shenandoah.
Died July 2nd, 1968 at 74 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Möller
German rower (1877–1968).
Born October 25th, 1877 in Hamburg.
Died November 10th, 1968 at 91 years old in Hamburg.
Albertus Wielsma
Dutch rower (1883-1968).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Amsterdam.
Died March 26th, 1968 at 84 years old in Amsterdam.
Émile Demangel
Olympic cyclist (1882-1968).
Born June 20th, 1882 in La Chapelle-aux-Bois. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1968 at 86 years old in Xertigny. [ref]
Kirill Orlovsky
Member of the supreme soviet of the soviet union (1895-1968).
Born January 30th, 1895 in Myškavičy.
Died January 13th, 1968 at 72 years old in Kiraŭsk District.
Oybek
Soviet writer and poet (1905–1968).
Born January 10th, 1905 in Tashkent.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 63 years old in Tashkent.
Herman Dahlbäck
Swedish rower (1891-1968).
Born March 7th, 1891 in Malmö.
Died July 16th, 1968 at 77 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Carl Pedersen
Danish rower (1884–1968).
Born September 30th, 1884 in Øster Ulslev.
Died September 3rd, 1968 at 83 years old in Nykøbing Falster.
Gertrud Woker
Swiss scientist and suffragette (1878-1968).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Bern.
Died September 19th, 1968 at 89 years old in Marin-Epagnier.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 513
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving