In the year 1968
474 Notable deaths
Hugo Benioff
American seismologist (1899–1968).
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]
George Peabody Gooch
British politician (1873-1968).
Born October 21st, 1873 in London.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in London.
Shmuel Dayan
Israeli politician (1891-1968).
Born August 8th, 1891 in Zhashkiv. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1968 at 77 years old in Nahalal.
Lyda Salmonova
Czech actress (1889-1968).
Born July 14th, 1889 in Prague.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 79 years old in Prague.
Rong Guotuan
Chinese table tennis player (1937-1968).
Born August 10th, 1937 in British Hong Kong.
Died June 20th, 1968 at 30 years old in Beijing (hanging).
Leonid Sabaneyev
Russian musicologist, music critic, composer and scientist (1881–1968).
Born October 2nd, 1881 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1968 at 86 years old in Antibes.
Aldo Capitini
Italian philosopher and political activist (1899-1968).
Born December 23rd, 1899 in Perugia.
Died October 19th, 1968 at 68 years old in Perugia.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 474
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson