In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Khuang Aphaiwong
Prime minister of thailand (1902-1968).
Born May 17th, 1902 in Battambang.
Died March 15th, 1968 at 65 years old in Bangkok (lung cancer).
Virginia Valli
American actress (1898-1968).
Born January 10th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 72 years old in Palm Springs (stroke).
Edwin Boring
American psychologist (1886–1968).
Born October 23rd, 1886 in Philadelphia.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Cambridge (multiple myeloma).
Bert Wheeler
American comedian (1895-1968).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Paterson. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1968 at 72 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]
Arnold Zweig
German writer (1887-1968).
Born November 10th, 1887 in Głogów. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1968 at 81 years old in East Berlin.
Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
Former elected state president of south africa who died before being able to take office.
Born March 8th, 1898 in Klerksdorp. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1968 at 69 years old in Cape Town (cerebrovascular disease).
Heinrich Nordhoff
German businessman (1899–1968).
Born January 6th, 1899 in Hildesheim.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 69 years old in Wolfsburg.
Øystein Ore
Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died August 13th, 1968 at 68 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Paul Radmilovic
British swimmer and water polo player.
Born March 5th, 1886 in Cardiff.
Died September 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Weston-super-Mare.
Assis Chateaubriand
Brazilian journalist, entrepreneur, art collector and diplomat (1892–1968).
Born October 4th, 1892 in Umbuzeiro. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 498
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black