In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Henry Hallett Dale
English pharmacologist, nobel laureate.
Born June 9th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1968 at 93 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Ryszard Siwiec
Polish patriot.
Born March 7th, 1909 in Dębica.
Died September 12th, 1968 at 59 years old in Warsaw (Self-immolation).
Prince Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
Head of the house of wettin.
Born December 31st, 1893 in Dresden.
Died August 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Samedan.
Basil Sydney
English actor.
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease). [ref]
Josef Harpe
German general.
Born September 21st, 1887 in Buer.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Lin Zhao
Poet and writer.
Born December 16th, 1931 in Suzhou.
Died April 29th, 1968 at 36 years old in Shanghai (ballistic trauma).
Tivadar Soros
Hungarian lawyer, author and editor.
Born April 7th, 1893 in Budapest, Baktalórántháza.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City.
Fedor Tokarev
Russian and soviet weapons designer (1871-1968).
Born June 14th, 1871 in Yegorlykskaya.
Died June 7th, 1968 at 96 years old in Moscow.
Anna Kavan
British novelist, short story writer, and painter (1901-1968).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Cannes. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Jack Adams
Canadian professional hockey player (1894-1968).
Born June 14th, 1894 in Fort William.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 73 years old in Detroit.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 459
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