In the year 1968
513 Notable deaths
Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Finnish politician (1886-1968).
Born June 5th, 1886 in Tarvasjoki.
Died May 6th, 1968 at 81 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Nahum Nir
Israeli politician (1884-1968).
Born March 17th, 1884 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1968 at 84 years old in Tel-Aviv.
Yosef Baratz
Israeli politician.
Born May 8th, 1890 in Coșnița.
Died December 14th, 1968 at 78 years old in Northern District.
Fritz Stiedry
Austrian conductor (1883–1968).
Born October 11th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1968 at 84 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Harold Delos Babcock
American astronomer (1882–1968).
Born January 24th, 1882 in Edgerton.
Died April 8th, 1968 at 86 years old in Pasadena.
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.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 513
Death takes no bribes. Benjamin Franklin