In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Gertrude Short
Actress (1902-1968).
Born April 6th, 1902 in Cincinnati.
Died July 31st, 1968 at 66 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Blanche Mehaffey
American actress and dancer.
Born July 28th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 31st, 1968 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Margarita Nelken
Spanish feminist and writer.
Born July 5th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in Mexico, Mexico City. [ref]
Ernest Claes
Belgian writer (1885-1968).
Born October 2nd, 1885 in Zichem. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1968 at 83 years old in Ixelles - Elsene. [ref]
Michel Kikoine
Belarussian-french artist of jewish origin (1892-1968).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Gomel. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Adolfo Meléndez
Spanish footballer and club chairman (1884-1968).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in A Coruña.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Branislav Sekulić
Serbian footballer (1906-1968).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in Fribourg.
Amparo Poch y Gascón
Spanish anarchist, pacifist, doctor, and activist.
Born October 15th, 1902 in Zaragoza.
Died April 15th, 1968 at 65 years old in Toulouse.
Naima Wifstrand
Actress.
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kungsholms parish.
Died October 23rd, 1968 at 78 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Bernard Rogers
American composer.
Born February 4th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1968 at 75 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 459
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon