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In the year 1968
471 Notable deaths
Georg Hackenschmidt
Estonian strongman and professional wrestler.
Born July 20th, 1877 in Tartu.
Died February 19th, 1968 at 90 years old in London.
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kalamazoo. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old (cancer). [ref]
Trygve Lie
1st secretary-general of the united nations (1896–1968).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Grünerløkka. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1968 at 72 years old in Geilo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jess Willard
Boxer.
Born December 29th, 1881 in Kansas.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Dorothy Gish
American actress.
Born March 11th, 1898 in Massillon.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Rapallo (pneumonia).
Stewart Menzies
British army general (1890-1968).
Born January 30th, 1890 in London. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1968 at 78 years old in London.
George Gamow
Russian-american theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1904–1968).
Born March 4th, 1904 in Odesa. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1968 at 64 years old in Boulder.
Albert Dekker
American actor and politician (1905–1968).
Born December 20th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1968 at 62 years old in Hollywood (erotic asphyxiation). [ref]
Finlay Currie
Scottish actor.
Born January 20th, 1878 in Edinburgh.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 90 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director.
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1968 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 471
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