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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Gustaf Larson
Automotive pioneer, swedish engineer, swedish founders of automobile manufacturer.
Born July 8th, 1887 in Sweden. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1968 at 80 years old in Båstad. [ref]
Martin Frič
Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born March 29th, 1902 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1968 at 66 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ivan Pyryev
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901-1968).
Born November 17th, 1901 in Kamen-na-Obi.
Died February 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Cramer
German general.
Born July 13th, 1896 in Minden.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Minden.
Victor Ernest Shelford
American zoologist and ecologist (1877-1968).
Born September 22nd, 1877 in Chemung County.
Died December 27th, 1968 at 91 years old in Urbana.
Adnan Kapau Gani
Indonesian politician.
Born September 16th, 1905 in Palembayan.
Died December 23rd, 1968 at 63 years old in Palembang.
Chika Kuroda
Japanese chemist.
Born March 24th, 1884 in Kutta.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 84 years old
Walter Tewksbury
Athletics competitor (1876-1968).
Born March 21st, 1876 in Ashley.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 92 years old in Tunkhannock. [ref]
Abel Bonnard
French writer, poet and politician (1883-1968).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Poitiers. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
John Rymill
Australian explorer (1905–1968).
Born March 13th, 1905 in Penola.
Died September 7th, 1968 at 63 years old in Penola (traffic collision).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 459
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