In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
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.
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria
Bavarian royal and noble (1884-1968).
Born January 17th, 1884 in Tegernsee Abbey.
Died November 5th, 1968 at 84 years old in Wildbad Kreuth.
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.
Aleksei Kruchenykh
Russian writer (1886-1968).
Born February 9th, 1886. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1968 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 498
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving