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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Guilherme Paraense
Brazilian sport shooter (1884-1968).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Belém.
Died April 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
Konrad Johannesson
Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Born August 10th, 1896 in Manitoba.
Died October 28th, 1968 at 72 years old in Winnipeg.
Jan Rypka
Czech academic, literature historian, orientalist, translator and university educator.
Born May 28th, 1886 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1968 at 82 years old in Prague. [ref]
Virgilio Levratto
Italian footballer and manager (1904-1968).
Born October 26th, 1904 in Carcare.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in Genoa.
Marguerite Clayton
Actress (1891-1968).
Born April 12th, 1891 in Ogden.
Died December 20th, 1968 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Ugo Frigerio
Italian race walker (1901–1968).
Born September 16th, 1901 in Milan.
Died July 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Garda.
Adolf Abel
German architect (1882-1968).
Born November 27th, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1968 at 85 years old in Bruckberg.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 498
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