In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Lurleen Brigham Burns Wallace
American politician (1926-1968).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Tuscaloosa.
Died May 7th, 1968 at 41 years old in Houston (uterine cancer).
Soraya Tarzi
Afghan queen consort of king amanullah khan.
Born November 24th, 1899 in Damascus.
Died April 20th, 1968 at 68 years old in Rome.
Mercedes de Acosta
American poet, playwright, and novelist (1893-1968).
Born March 1st, 1892 in New York City.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 76 years old in New York City.
Charles Chaplin
American actor (1925-1968).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Beverly Hills.
Died March 20th, 1968 at 42 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary embolism).
Virginia Weidler
American actress (1927-1968).
Born March 21st, 1927 in Eagle Rock.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Wendell Corey
American actor and politician (1914-1968).
Born March 20th, 1914 in Dracut.
Died November 8th, 1968 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (liver cirrhosis).
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Indian singer (1902-1968).
Born April 2nd, 1902 in Kasur. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1968 at 66 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Scotty Beckett
Actor (1929-1968).
Born October 4th, 1929 in California.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Howard Florey
Australian pathologist (1898-1968).
Born September 24th, 1898 in Adelaide.
Died February 21st, 1968 at 69 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction).
Jogendra Nath Mandal
Leader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of pakistan.
Born January 29th, 1904 in Barishal.
Died October 5th, 1968 at 64 years old in Bangaon.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 459
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld