In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Enrici
Italian racing cyclist.
Born January 2nd, 1898 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 1st, 1968 at 70 years old in Nice.
Nugent Slaughter
American special effects person (1888-1968).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Virginia.
Died December 27th, 1968 at 80 years old in Oroville.
Willy Jäggi
Swiss footballer (1906-1968).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Solothurn.
Died February 1st, 1968 at 61 years old in Zürich.
Oscar Kreuzer
German tennis player.
Born June 14th, 1887 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died May 3rd, 1968 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden.
Vasily Azhayev
Soviet writer.
Born February 12th, 1915 in Moscow Governorate.
Died April 27th, 1968 at 53 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Edward Kirby
American long-distance runner.
Born October 30th, 1901 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 5th, 1968 at 66 years old in West Orange.
Fedde Schurer
Dutch schoolteacher, journalist, language activist, politician and poet (1898-1968).
Born July 25th, 1898 in Drachten. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1968 at 69 years old in Heerenveen. [ref]
Edward Moore
American rower.
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
Armand Blanchonnet
French cyclist.
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Gipcy. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cernay-la-Ville. [ref]
Heinrich Vogt
German astronomer.
Born October 5th, 1890 in Gau-Algesheim.
Died January 23rd, 1968 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 459
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown