In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Kokomo Arnold
American blues musician.
Born February 15th, 1901 in Lovejoy. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1968 at 67 years old in Chicago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jean Paulhan
French writer (1884–1968).
Born December 2nd, 1884 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Munch
French musician (1891-1968).
Born September 26th, 1891 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1968 at 77 years old in Richmond (cardiovascular disease).
Sigfried Giedion
Swiss architectural historian.
Born April 14th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1968 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Augustin Bea
German jesuit priest and scholar and cardinal (1881-1968).
Born May 28th, 1881 in Blumberg. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1968 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bill Tytla
American animator (1904–1968).
Born October 25th, 1904 in Yonkers.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 64 years old in East Lyme.
Robert Burks
American cinematographer (1909-1968).
Died May 13th, 1968 at 58 years old in Newport Beach.
Alfred Baeumler
German nazi philosopher (1887-1968).
Born November 19th, 1887 in Nové Město pod Smrkem.
Died March 19th, 1968 at 80 years old in Eningen unter Achalm.
George Lewis
American musician.
Born July 13th, 1900 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1968 at 68 years old in New Orleans. [ref]
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
Polish writer.
Born August 8th, 1890 in Kośmin, Lublin Voivodeship. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bielsko-Biała. [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 498
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé