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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Viktor Blinov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born September 1st, 1945 in Omsk.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 22 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Nikolai Stepulov
Estonian boxer.
Born March 20th, 1913 in Narva.
Died January 2nd, 1968 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
Borys Liatoshynsky
Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher.
Born January 3rd, 1895 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 73 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Ellen Gleditsch
Norwegian radiochemist.
Born December 29th, 1879 in Mandal.
Died June 6th, 1968 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Lajos Csordás
Hungarian footballer (1932-1968).
Born October 26th, 1932 in Budafok.
Died April 5th, 1968 at 35 years old in Budapest.
Gianni Puccini
Film director, screenwriter (1914-1968).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Milan, Turin. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1968 at 54 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ibrahim Moustafa
Olympic wrestler.
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 64 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Cuno Hoffmeister
German astronomer.
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Sonneberg.
Died April 2nd, 1968 at 76 years old in Sonneberg.
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Finnish politician (1886-1968).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Tarvasjoki.
Died May 6th, 1968 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
Johann Koplenig
Austrian politician (1891-1968).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Gitschtal.
Died December 31st, 1968 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Deaths 341 to 350 of 459
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