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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Benno Landsberger
German assyriologist (1890-1968).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Frýdek. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
René Navarre
Actor (1877-1968).
Born July 8th, 1877 in Limoges. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1968 at 90 years old in Azay-sur-Cher. [ref]
Panagiotis Poulitsas
Greek politician, judge and archaeologist (1881-1968).
Born September 21st, 1881 in Geraki (Laconia). [ref]
Died January 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Athens.
Ada Gobetti
Italian journalist.
Born July 14th, 1902 in Turin.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 65 years old in Turin.
Erik Lindegren
Swedish writer and translator (1910-1968).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Luleå. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1968 at 57 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish, Stockholm. [ref]
Leo Sexton
Athletics competitor (1909-1968).
Born August 27th, 1909 in Danvers.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 59 years old in Perry.
Adolf Abel
German architect (1882-1968).
Born November 27th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1968 at 85 years old in Bruckberg, Middle Franconia. [ref]
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Russian chemist (1877-1968).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Arbuzov Bäräne.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 90 years old in Kazan.
Marguerite Clayton
Actress (1891-1968).
Born April 12th, 1891 in Ogden.
Died December 20th, 1968 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Deaths 351 to 360 of 459
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