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In the year 1968
481 Notable deaths
Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1968 at 41 years old in San Miguel de Allende (kidney failure, hypothermia).
Jim Clark
British racecar driver.
Born March 4th, 1936 in Kilmany. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1968 at 32 years old in Hockenheimring (traffic collision). [ref]
Rose Wilder Lane
American journalist (1886–1968).
Born December 5th, 1886 in De Smet.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in Danbury (diabetes).
Nick Adams
American actor and screenwriter (1931-1968).
Born July 10th, 1931 in Nanticoke. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1968 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (drug overdose). [ref]
Lev Landau
Soviet physicist.
Born January 22nd, 1908 in Baku. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1968 at 60 years old in Moscow (intestinal disease). [ref]
Franchot Tone
American stage and film actor (1905-1968).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Niagara Falls. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Lise Meitner
Austrian-swedish physicist.
Born November 17th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Dan Duryea
Actor (1907-1968).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in White Plains. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1968 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Little Walter
American blues harmonica player (1930-1968).
Born May 1st, 1930 in Marksville.
Died February 15th, 1968 at 37 years old in Chicago (thrombosis).
William Talman
American actor (1915-1968).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1968 at 53 years old in Encino (lung cancer). [ref]
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