In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
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).
Ibrahim Moustafa
Olympic wrestler (1904–1968).
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 64 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Panagiotis Poulitsas
Greek politician, judge and archaeologist (1881-1968).
Born September 21st, 1881 in Geraki. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Athens.
Gianni Puccini
Italian screenwriter and film director (1914–1968).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Milan.
Died December 3rd, 1968 at 54 years old in Rome.
Nikolai Stepulov
Estonian boxer.
Born March 20th, 1913 in Narva.
Died January 2nd, 1968 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
Cuno Hoffmeister
German astronomer (1892–1968).
Born February 2nd, 1892 in Sonneberg.
Died April 2nd, 1968 at 76 years old in Sonneberg.
Benno Landsberger
German assyriologist (1890-1968).
Born April 21st, 1890 in Frýdek. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1968 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Elisabeth Meyer
Norwegian photographer (1899-1968).
Born November 15th, 1899 in Tønsberg. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1968 at 68 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Peter Mohr Dam
Faroe islands politician (1898-1968).
Born August 11th, 1898 in Skopun.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 70 years old in Tórshavn.
Aleksandr Arbuzov
Russian chemist (1877-1968).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Arbuzov Bäräne.
Died January 21st, 1968 at 90 years old in Kazan.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 498
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn