In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Gerda Maurus
Austrian actress.
Born August 25th, 1903 in Breitenfurt bei Wien. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1968 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf.
Pablo de Rokha
Chilean writer (1894–1968).
Born October 17th, 1894 in Licantén.
Died September 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in Santiago. [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).
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).
Judith Arlen
American actress (1914-1968).
Born March 18th, 1914 in Hollywood.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Santa Barbara.
Karl-Birger Blomdahl
Swedish composer (1916–1968).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Växjö Parish.
Died June 14th, 1968 at 51 years old in Kungsängen.
William Perlberg
American film producer (1900-1968).
Born October 22nd, 1900 in Łódź.
Died October 31st, 1968 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Olga Scheinpflugová
Czech actress, poet and publicist (1902–1968).
Born December 3rd, 1902 in Slaný. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1968 at 65 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Peabody Gooch
British politician (1873-1968).
Born October 21st, 1873 in London.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 94 years old in London.
Suraphol Sombatcharoen
Thai singer.
Born September 25th, 1930 in Suphan Buri.
Died August 16th, 1968 at 37 years old in Nakhon Pathom.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 513
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