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In the year 1968
475 Notable deaths
Oskar Üpraus
Estonian footballer (1898-1968).
Born October 12th, 1898 in Keila Rural Municipality.
Died August 5th, 1968 at 69 years old in Tallinn.
Matti Perttilä
Olympic wrestler.
Born January 21st, 1896 in Isokyrö.
Died May 12th, 1968 at 72 years old in Isokyrö.
Francis Brennan
Catholic cardinal.
Born May 7th, 1894 in Shenandoah.
Died July 2nd, 1968 at 74 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Jerzy Braun
Polish rower.
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Bydgoszcz.
Died March 8th, 1968 at 56 years old in Crawley.
Jean Schlumberger
French writer (1877-1968).
Born May 26th, 1877 in Guebwiller. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1968 at 91 years old in Paris.
Deaths 471 to 475 of 475
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