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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Sid Kimpton
English footballer and manager (1887-1968).
Born August 12th, 1887 in Leavesden.
Died February 15th, 1968 at 80 years old in Leavesden.
Vahram Papazian
Armenian stage actor.
Born January 30th, 1888 in Constantinople.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.
Aleksei Kruchenykh
Russian writer (1886-1968).
Born February 9th, 1886. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1968 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Margaret Morris
American actress (1898-1968).
Born November 7th, 1898 in Minneapolis.
Died June 7th, 1968 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Elisabeth Meyer
Norwegian photographer (1899-1968).
Born November 15th, 1899 in Tønsberg.
Died June 10th, 1968 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Pierre Veuillot
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 5th, 1913 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1968 at 55 years old in Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Ichiya Kumagae
Japanese tennis player (1890-1968).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Ōmuta.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Ōmuta.
Frank Adcock
British classical historian (1886–1968).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Desford. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 81 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Julio César Benítez
Uruguayan footballer (1940-1968).
Born October 1st, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died April 6th, 1968 at 27 years old in Barcelona (foodborne illness).
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