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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Harry Hebner
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1891-1968).
Born June 15th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died October 12th, 1968 at 77 years old in Lake Worth Beach, Michigan City.
Bernard Rogers
American composer (1893–1968).
Born February 4th, 1893 in New York City.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 75 years old in Rochester.
Jan van Rijckenborgh
Dutch mystic (1896-1968).
Born October 16th, 1896 in Haarlem.
Died July 17th, 1968 at 71 years old
Enrique Pla y Deniel
Spanish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1876-1968).
Born December 19th, 1876 in Barcelona.
Died July 5th, 1968 at 91 years old in Toledo.
Georg Dertinger
German politician (1902-1968).
Born December 25th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 65 years old in Leipzig.
Nell Hall Hopman
Australian female tennis player.
Born March 9th, 1909 in Sydney.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 58 years old in Hawthorn.
Ángel Herrera Oria
Catholic cardinal (1886-1968).
Born December 19th, 1886 in Santander.
Died July 28th, 1968 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Rudolf Forster
Austrian actor (1884-1968).
Born October 30th, 1884 in Gröbming. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1968 at 83 years old in Bad Aussee. [ref]
Lúcio Cardoso
Brazilian writer.
Born August 14th, 1913 in Curvelo.
Died September 28th, 1968 at 55 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
Catholic cardinal (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather