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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Pablo de Rokha
Chilean writer.
Born October 17th, 1894 in Licantén. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Ilias Tsirimokos
Prime minister of greece (1907-1968).
Born April 26th, 1907 in Lamia.
Died July 13th, 1968 at 61 years old in Athens.
Cai Chusheng
Chinese film director (1906-1968).
Born January 12th, 1906 in Chaoyang District.
Died July 15th, 1968 at 62 years old
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Swedish composer.
Born October 19th, 1916 in Växjö Parish. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1968 at 51 years old in Kungsängen. [ref]
Margaret Seddon
American film actress (1872-1968).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 17th, 1968 at 95 years old in Philadelphia.
Hugo Benioff
American seismologist.
Born September 14th, 1899 in Los Angeles.
Died February 29th, 1968 at 68 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gerda Maurus
Austrian actress.
Born August 25th, 1903 in Breitenfurt bei Wien. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1968 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf.
Olga Scheinpflugová
Czech actress, poet and publicist.
Born December 3rd, 1902 in Slaný. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1968 at 65 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louis Aubert
French pianist and composer (1877-1968).
Born February 19th, 1877 in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1968 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 459
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