In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Alexander Gelfond
Russian mathematician (1906–1968).
Born October 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1968 at 62 years old in Moscow.
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.
Hans Thomsen
German nazi diplomat, ambassador in washington and stockholm (1891-1968).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died October 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Mireille Balin
French actress.
Born July 20th, 1909 in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 59 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Chauncey Sparks
American politician (1884-1968).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Barbour County.
Died November 6th, 1968 at 84 years old in Eufaula.
Marguerite Zorach
American painter (1887–1968).
Born September 25th, 1887 in Santa Rosa.
Died June 27th, 1968 at 80 years old in Brooklyn.
Borys Liatoshynsky
Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher (1894–1968).
Born December 22nd, 1894 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kyiv.
Abel Bonnard
French writer, poet and politician.
Born December 19th, 1883 in Poitiers.
Died May 31st, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Eleonora Sears
(1881-1968) american tennis player.
Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.
Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.
Hans Cramer
German general.
Born July 13th, 1896 in Minden.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Minden.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 498
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett