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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Joseph Pholien
Belgian politician (1884-1968).
Born December 28th, 1884 in Liège.
Died January 4th, 1968 at 83 years old in City of Brussels.
Vasily Kazakov
Soviet general (1898-1968).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Filippovo.
Died May 25th, 1968 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Johann Koplenig
Austrian politician (1891-1968).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Gitschtal.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Jean Delsarte
French mathematician (1903-1968).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Fourmies.
Died November 28th, 1968 at 65 years old in Nancy (myocardial infarction).
Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz
Polish socialist party activist, founder of żegota (1886–1968).
Born December 15th, 1886 in Saviejkі.
Died February 5th, 1968 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Adamson-Eric
Estonian artist (1902-1968).
Born August 18th, 1902 in Tartu.
Died December 2nd, 1968 at 66 years old in Tallinn.
Verner Weckman
Olympic wrestler (1882-1968).
Born July 26th, 1882 in Loviisa.
Died February 22nd, 1968 at 85 years old in Helsinki.
Viktor Blinov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born September 1st, 1945 in Omsk.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 22 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Juan José Castro
Argentine musician, composer, condutro, violinist and pianist.
Born March 7th, 1895 in Avellaneda. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1968 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 498
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