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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Shangguan Yunzhu
Chinese actress (1920-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in Jiangyin.
Died November 23rd, 1968 at 48 years old in Shanghai (falling).
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
Japanese long-distance runner.
Born May 13th, 1940 in Sukagawa.
Died January 9th, 1968 at 27 years old in Asaka (exsanguination).
Rudolph Dirks
Cartoonist.
Born February 26th, 1877 in Heide.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 91 years old in New York City.
Cassandre
Ukrainian-french painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer (1901-1968).
Born January 24th, 1901 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1968 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Joseph Keilberth
German conductor.
Born April 19th, 1908 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1968 at 60 years old in Munich. [ref]
Arnulf Øverland
Norwegian writer (1889-1968).
Born April 27th, 1889 in Kristiansund.
Died March 25th, 1968 at 78 years old in Oslo.
Jón Leifs
Icelandic composer and conductor (1899-1968).
Born May 1st, 1899 in Northwestern Region.
Died July 30th, 1968 at 69 years old in Reykjavík (lung cancer).
Albert Lewin
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1894-1968).
Born September 23rd, 1894 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Bruno Paul
German architect (1874-1968).
Born January 19th, 1874 in Seifhennersdorf. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1968 at 94 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Valentine Hugo
French painter, draftsman, and illustrator (1887-1968).
Born March 16th, 1887 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 459
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