In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Soviet film director and screenwriter.
Born November 29th, 1881 in Kazan. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1968 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Harry Stenqvist
Swedish racing cyclist.
Born December 25th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Örebro.
Emil Hirschfeld
German shot and discus thrower (1903-1968).
Born July 31st, 1903 in Gdańsk.
Died February 23rd, 1968 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Gertrude Pritzi
Austrian table tennis player.
Born January 15th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1968 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Norman Hallows
English athlete (1886-1968).
Born December 29th, 1886 in Doncaster.
Died October 16th, 1968 at 81 years old in Marlborough.
Edward Dawson
Canadian basketball player (1907-1968).
Born October 10th, 1907 in Alford.
Died October 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in London.
Necmi Onarıcı
Turkish footballer (1925-1968).
Born November 2nd, 1925 in Kadıköy.
Died August 21st, 1968 at 42 years old in Çatalca.
Luis Brunetto
Argentine athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump..
Born October 27th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 66 years old in Temperley.
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Giuseppe Lepori
Member of the swiss federal council (1902-1968).
Born June 2nd, 1902 in Massagno.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 66 years old in Seravezza.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 459
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi