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In the year 1968
498 Notable deaths
Fatma Gadri
Azerbaijani actress.
Born April 14th, 1907 in Odesa.
Died February 29th, 1968 at 60 years old in Baku.
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]
George Constantine
American racing driver.
Born February 22nd, 1918 in Southbridge.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 49 years old in Worcester County.
Heinrich Vogt
German astronomer (1890–1968).
Born October 5th, 1890 in Gau-Algesheim. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1968 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Armand Blanchonnet
French cyclist (1903–1968).
Born December 23rd, 1903 in Gipcy. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1968 at 64 years old in Cernay-la-Ville. [ref]
Gustavo Colonnetti
Italian mathemacitian and civil engineer (1886-1968).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Turin.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 81 years old in Turin.
Vasily Azhayev
Soviet writer.
Born February 12th, 1915 in Moscow Governorate.
Died April 27th, 1968 at 53 years old in Moscow.
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.
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.
Edward Moore
American rower (1897–1968).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 498
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche