In the year 1968
474 Notable deaths
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.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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]
Antonio Pietrangeli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1919-1968).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1968 at 49 years old in Gaeta (drowning). [ref]
Albert Betz
German physicist.
Born December 25th, 1885 in Schweinfurt.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 82 years old in Göttingen.
James Leonard Brierley Smith
South african ichthyologist (1897–1968).
Born October 26th, 1897 in Graaff-Reinet.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 70 years old in Makhanda (cyanide poisoning).
Steve Sholes
American record producer, music executive.
Born February 12th, 1911 in Merchantville.
Died April 22nd, 1968 at 57 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Hall
American film director and film editor (1894-1968).
Born January 11th, 1894 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1968 at 74 years old in San Francisco (stroke). [ref]
James McIlroy
British surgeon (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Ulster.
Died July 27th, 1968 at 88 years old in London Borough of Sutton.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 474
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson