In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Mario Roatta
Italian general (1887-1968).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Modena.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 80 years old in Rome.
Francis McDonald
Actor (1891-1968).
Born August 22nd, 1891 in Bowling Green.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Anthony Boucher
Editor, novelist, short story writer (1911-1968).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Oakland.
Died April 29th, 1968 at 56 years old in Oakland (lung cancer).
Hugo Haas
Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter and singer (1901-1968).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Brno. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1968 at 66 years old in Vienna (asthma, heart disease). [ref]
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz
German world war ii general (1893-1968).
Born July 30th, 1893 in Kamień Śląski.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 74 years old in Trostberg (lung cancer).
Howard Lindsay
American theatrical producer, director, playwright, librettist and actor.
Born March 29th, 1889 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 1968 at 78 years old in New York City (disease).
Robert Laycock
British army general.
Born April 18th, 1907 in London.
Died March 10th, 1968 at 60 years old in Wiseton (myocardial infarction).
Nikolay Voronov
Soviet military commander, chief marshal of the artillery (1899-1968).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1968 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Walter Nash
New zealand politician (1882-1968).
Born February 12th, 1882 in Kidderminster.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 86 years old in Wellington.
Jan Johansson
Swedish jazz pianist.
Born September 16th, 1931 in Söderhamn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 37 years old in Stockholm (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 459
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