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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Marguerite Zorach
American painter (1887–1968).
Born September 25th, 1887 in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1968 at 80 years old in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Ellen Price
Danish actor and ballerina (1878-1968).
Born June 21st, 1878 in Snekkersten.
Died March 4th, 1968 at 89 years old in Brøndby Municipality.
Antonio Porchia
Italian argentinian poet.
Born November 25th, 1886 in Conflenti. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Carlos María de la Torre
Ecuadorian catholic cardinal.
Born November 14th, 1873 in Ecuador.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in Quito.
Chana Orloff
Ukrainian sculptor (1888–1968).
Born July 12th, 1888 in Konstantovka. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Mireille Balin
French actress.
Born July 20th, 1909 in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 59 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Alexander Gelfond
Russian mathematician.
Born October 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Elly Ney
German pianist.
Born September 27th, 1882 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Tutzing. [ref]
Tina Pica
Italian actress (1884-1968).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Naples. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1968 at 84 years old in Naples.
Chauncey Sparks
American politician (1884-1968).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Barbour County.
Died November 6th, 1968 at 84 years old in Eufaula.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 459
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner