In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Mervyn Peake
English author and illustrator.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Lianxi District. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1968 at 57 years old in Burcot (neurological disorder).
Red Foley
American musician (1910-1968).
Born June 17th, 1910 in Kentucky. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1968 at 58 years old in Fort Wayne (respiratory failure). [ref]
Harold Nicolson
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968).
Born November 21st, 1886 in Tehran.
Died May 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Norman Thomas
American presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968).
Born November 20th, 1884 in Marion. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1968 at 84 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (disease). [ref]
Fred Clark
American film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born March 19th, 1914 in Lincoln. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1968 at 54 years old in Santa Monica (hepatitis). [ref]
Fritz Bauer
German judge (1903-1968).
Born July 16th, 1903 in Stuttgart.
Died July 1st, 1968 at 64 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Gerald Mohr
American radio, film and television character actor (1914-1968).
Born June 11th, 1914 in New York City.
Died November 9th, 1968 at 54 years old in Södermalm (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Kojève
Russian-born french philosopher and statesman.
Born May 11th, 1902 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1968 at 66 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Little Willie John
American recording artist; r&b singer (1937-1968).
Born November 15th, 1937 in Ouachita County. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1968 at 30 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 459
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé