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In the year 1968
474 Notable deaths
Franco Riccardi
Italian fencer.
Born June 13th, 1905 in Milan.
Died May 24th, 1968 at 62 years old in San Colombano al Lambro.
Fatma Gadri
Azerbaijani actress.
Born April 14th, 1907 in Odesa.
Died February 29th, 1968 at 60 years old in Baku.
Fernando Guidicelli
Brazilian footballer and manager (1906-1968).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Sándor Gombos
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968).
Born December 4th, 1895 in Sombor.
Died January 27th, 1968 at 72 years old in Budapest.
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.
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