In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Romano Guardini
German theologian and priest (1885-1968).
Born February 17th, 1885 in Verona. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1968 at 83 years old in Munich. [ref]
Vasily Sokolovsky
Marshal of the soviet union (1897-1968).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Koźliki, Białystok County.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Italian composer.
Born April 3rd, 1895 in Florence. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1968 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Anthony Asquith
English film director (1902-1968).
Born November 9th, 1902 in London.
Died February 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in London (lymphoma).
Lee Tracy
American actor (1898-1968).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 1968 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (liver cancer).
Salvatore Quasimodo
Italian writer (1901-1968).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Modica.
Died June 14th, 1968 at 66 years old in Naples (cerebral hemorrhage).
Prince Feodor Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born December 23rd, 1898 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cannes.
Jo Schlesser
Racecar driver.
Born May 18th, 1928 in Apremont-la-Forêt.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 40 years old in Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
German general.
Born June 15th, 1889 in Kołobrzeg.
Died March 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Harry Elmer Barnes
American historian and holocaust denier.
Born June 15th, 1889 in Auburn.
Died August 26th, 1968 at 79 years old in Malibu.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan