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In the year 1968
471 Notable deaths
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
German general (1885-1968).
Born January 17th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Holzminden.
Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Indian writer (1889-1968).
Born April 4th, 1889 in Narmadapuram district.
Died January 30th, 1968 at 78 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
Georg von Küchler
German military officer (1881-1968).
Born May 30th, 1881 in Schloss Philippsruhe.
Died May 25th, 1968 at 86 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Georgios Papandreou
Greek politician - former prime minister of greece (1888–1968).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Kalentzi.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 80 years old in Athens.
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1968 at 89 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Chester Carlson
American physicist (1906-1968).
Born February 8th, 1906 in Seattle.
Died September 19th, 1968 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gholamreza Takhti
Iranian wrestler.
Born August 27th, 1930 in Tehran.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 37 years old in Tehran.
Hans F. K. Günther
German eugenicist.
Born February 16th, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1968 at 77 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Richard Norris Williams
American tennis player (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in Geneva.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Kees van Dongen
Dutch painter (1877-1968).
Born January 26th, 1877 in Delfshaven. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1968 at 91 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 471
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson