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In the year 1968
475 Notable deaths
Leon Birkholc
Polish rower.
Born July 7th, 1904 in Tonin, Poland.
Died April 26th, 1968 at 63 years old in Kłodzko.
Carlo Costigliolo
Gymnast.
Born August 10th, 1893 in Genoa.
Died December 16th, 1968 at 75 years old in Genoa.
Paolo Gennari
Italian rower (1908–1968).
Born September 11th, 1908 in Piacenza.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 59 years old in Piacenza.
Anny Konetzni
Austrian singer and opera singer (1902-1968).
Born February 12th, 1902 in Bela Crkva.
Died September 6th, 1968 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Gertrud Woker
Swiss scientist and suffragette (1878-1968).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Bern.
Died September 19th, 1968 at 89 years old in Marin-Epagnier.
Jan Łazarski
Cyclist (1892–1968).
Born October 26th, 1892 in Kraków.
Died August 11th, 1968 at 75 years old in Kraków.
Herman Nyberg
Sailor.
Born February 22nd, 1880 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1968 at 88 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Bengt Mohrberg
Gymnast.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Västerås.
Died September 26th, 1968 at 71 years old in Stockholm.
Guido De Felip
Italian rowing coxswain (1904–1968).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Venice.
Died September 21st, 1968 at 64 years old in Venice.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir