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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Jan Łazarski
Cyclist (1892–1968).
Born October 26th, 1892 in Kraków.
Died August 11th, 1968 at 75 years old in Kraków.
Herman Nyberg
Sailor.
Born February 22nd, 1880 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1968 at 88 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Carlo Costigliolo
Gymnast.
Born August 10th, 1893 in Genoa.
Died December 16th, 1968 at 75 years old in Genoa.
Johannes Vinther
Gymnast (1893–1968).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Nørre Broby.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 75 years old in Oure.
Oskar Üpraus
Estonian footballer (1898-1968).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Keila Rural Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Guido De Felip
Italian rowing coxswain (1904–1968).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Venice.
Died September 21st, 1968 at 64 years old in Venice.
Jerzy Braun
Polish rower.
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Bydgoszcz.
Died March 8th, 1968 at 56 years old in Crawley.
Bengt Mohrberg
Gymnast.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Västerås.
Died September 26th, 1968 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Matti Perttilä
Olympic wrestler (1896–1968).
Born January 21st, 1896 in Isokyrö.
Died May 12th, 1968 at 72 years old in Isokyrö.
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