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In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Alexander Hall
American film director and film editor (1894-1968).
Born January 11th, 1894 in Boston.
Died July 30th, 1968 at 74 years old in San Francisco (stroke).
Valentine Hugo
French painter, draftsman, and illustrator (1887-1968).
Born March 16th, 1887 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Paris.
Shangguan Yunzhu
Chinese actress (1920-1968).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in Jiangyin.
Died November 23rd, 1968 at 48 years old in Shanghai (falling from height).
Käthe Kruse
Dollmaker (1883-1968).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Dąbrowa. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee. [ref]
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
Japanese long-distance runner.
Born May 13th, 1940 in Sukagawa.
Died January 9th, 1968 at 27 years old in Asaka (exsanguination).
Gunnar Ekelöf
Swedish writer (1907–1968).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Stockholm.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 60 years old in Sigtuna.
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.
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).
Xiong Shili
Chinese philosopher.
Born February 18th, 1885 in Huangzhou District.
Died May 23rd, 1968 at 83 years old in Shanghai.
Joseph Keilberth
German conductor.
Born April 19th, 1908 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1968 at 60 years old in Munich. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 513
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